Question

Herbivores are also known as producers
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Producers are those organisms who can synthesise food on their own from the basic materials. This food can be used by them or by others as a source of fuel or energy.

Complete answer:
First we should know about Herbivores to answer this question. Herbivores are those animals which depend on plant materials as a source of energy. Plant materials form an essential component of their diet and these animals are adapted to obtain their nutrition from plants. Because of this reason, such animals have their mouthparts developed so that they can easily grind the food available to them. Examples of herbivores are horses, cattles, deer, etc.
Additionally, the gut of these animals are habited by certain microorganisms which help in the breakdown of the food consumed. Usually, these microorganisms digest the cellulose present in the food into smaller digestible forms.

Option A: Producers are those which can prepare their own food. Since herbivores are those animals who depend on plant materials for their nutrition and cannot produce on their own. This is the incorrect option.
Option B: This is the correct option because herbivores are not producers of their own food. They rather depend on the plant-based materials to obtain their food. Most of them depend on the foliage or marine algae as a source of food.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B) False.

Note: Producers are those which produce the food using the raw materials or basic substances available in nature. They obtain these through various processes and further process them in order to synthesize them into a product that can be used by others. Common examples are plants, blue green algae, etc.