The diagram below shows a food web.

a food web diagram showing the letter a with an arrow pointing away from it to a beetle. there is an arrow from the beetle pointing to a racoon. there is also an arrow pointing to the racoon from the letter b and an arrow pointing to the racoon from corn. there an arrow pointing from blackberries to the letter b.

if a certain organism is a producer, what best explains its position in the food web?

a: b, because organism b utilizes radiant energy from the sun
b: a, because organism a has the same role as the corn
c: b, because organism b has the same role as the racoon
d: a, because organism a utilizes energy from the beetle