We could not live without them. Producers are the only organisms that can make their own food directly from sunlight and the matter around them. ... Consumers must consume, or eat, other organisms to get matter and energy to live and grow. Consumers have to eat other consumers or plants to get food.

Can consumers survive without producers?

Consumers are dependent on sunlight because they have to get sunlight by eating producers. ... Yes, producers could survive without consumers because they create their own energy and don't depend on anything else.

Do consumers need producers?

Consumers can't make their own energy directly from sunlight as do producers. They must get energy by consuming plants or other living things.