Explain the role of the products of photosynthesis and respiration for producers, consumers, detritus feeders and decomposers. Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen as waste products and uses water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. Cell respiration uses glucose and oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water as waste products. The energy released during cell respiration is used for synthesis, growth, movement, etc. They capture the energy from the sun in the form of glucose.
Producers also do cell respiration.
The cell respiration portion of the process allows plants to grow, move, etc. Producers produce more glucose and oxygen than they use during cell respiration. If this was not the case, there would be no energy available for consumers. If plants did not use some of the carbon captured during photosynthesis to create themselves, etc. Consumers, detritus feeders and decomposers use energy captured by the producers.