ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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An animal that is dependent on other organisms for food is a
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consumer
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producer
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nutrient
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food chain
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Explanation:
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. A heterotroph is an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Living things that have to hunt, gather and eat their food are called consumers. Consumers have to eat to gain energy or they will die. There are four types of consumers: omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers.
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