EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Heterotrophs are known as consumers because they consume producers or other consumers. Dogs, birds, fish, and humans are all examples of heterotrophs. Heterotrophs occupy the second and third levels in a food chain, a sequence of organisms that provide energy and nutrients for other organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heterotrophs are called consumers as they consume food prepared by autotrophs. Heterotrophs form the next trophic levels after plants in the food chain. Plants, algae, and some bacteria are autotrophs. Most animals, fungi, and some bacteria are heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-3: -A consumer is a heterotroph and a producer is an autotroph. Like sea angels, they take in organic moles by consuming other organisms, so they are commonly called consumers. Heterotrophs can be classified by what they usually eat as herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, or decomposers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Autotrophs (or producers) make their own food using light or chemical energy. Examples of autotrophs include plants, algae, and some bacteria. Heterotrophs (or consumers) get organic molecules by eating other organisms or their by-products. Animals, fungi, and many bacteria are heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Some heterotrophs can be considered either primary or secondary consumers because they are omnivores. Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and other animals. A primary consumer is one that eats producers and a secondary consumer is one that eats primary consumers.