Differences between Producers and Consumers
| Producers | Consumers |
| Manufacture of Food. Producers manufacture their own food through the process of photosynthesis. | They cannot manufacture their own food. Photosynthesis is absent. |
| Chlorophyll. They possess chlorophyll. | Chlorophyll is absent. |
| Energy. Producers trap solar energy and change the same into chemical energy. | They cannot trap solar energy. Chemical energy is obtained from outside. |
| Nutrients. They obtain inorganic nutrients from outside. | They obtain organic nutrients from outside |
| Trophic Level. They constitute the first trophic level. | Consumers belong to second and higher trophic levels. |