Could producers survive without consumers? Explain why or why not.

Only a select few.

Explanation:

Grass would survive because its main source of energy is the sun and relys upon rain to drink. But animals like wolves would not survive without animals like deer and if you got rid of all carnivores the herbivores would thrive for a little while but would eventually eat all the remaining plants and would die as well.

a. to encourage apoptosis