LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an organism that gets energy by feeding on other organisms?
A
producers
B
consumers
C
decomposers
D
autotrophs
Explanation: 

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

Detailed explanation-2: -Because autotrophs do not consume other organisms, they are the first trophic level. Autotrophs are eaten by herbivores, organisms that consume plants. Herbivores are the second trophic level.

Detailed explanation-3: -Autotrophs are organisms capable of producing their own food and nutrients. Plants do this using energy from sunlight through Photosynthesis.

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