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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The general name for organisms like animals and fungi that get their energy from eating other organisms
A
consumers
B
herbivore
C
producers
D
carnivores
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A heterotroph is an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heterotrophs, also known as other-feeders, can’t capture light or chemical energy to make their own food out of carbon dioxide. Humans are heterotrophs. Instead, heterotrophs get organic molecules by eating other organisms or their byproducts. Animals, fungi, and many bacteria are heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organisms that eat the primary consumers are meat eaters (carnivores) and are called the secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Correct! Animals that eat both other animals and plants are called omnivores. They eat it all! Many animals, including humans, are omnivores.

Detailed explanation-5: -A carnivore is an organism that eats mostly meat, or the flesh of animals. Sometimes carnivores are called predators.

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