A organism in an environment that creates biomass from inorganic sources. In many terrestrial environments, the primary producer will be plants. In the oceans, the primary producer is cyanobacteria. Both share the property of being photosynthetic organisms. However, this is not always the case. For example, in deep sea ocean vents, chemolithotrophic bacteria are the primary producers.
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