Producers use energy from the sun to create​

Photosynthesis

Explanation:

In photosynthesis, producers combine carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to produce oxygen and sugar (their food). Other organisms get energy by eating producers.  It cannot directly use the Sun's energy to make food. As a consumer, it has to eat— or, consume— other organisms for energy.

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