ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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What are organisms that use other organisms for food in order to gain energy?
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decomposers
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producers
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herbivores
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consumers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A heterotroph is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients. The term stems from the Greek words hetero for “other” and trophe for “nourishment.” Organisms are characterized into two broad categories based upon how they obtain their energy and nutrients: autotrophs and heterotrophs.
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