FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Question
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A consumer is a ____
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heterotroph
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autotroph
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omnitroph
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consumotroph
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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: -Consumers are also called heterotrophs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some heterotrophs are primary consumers and are also known as herbivores. They eat the autotrophic plants and/or other organisms capable of manufacturing their own food, such as phytoplankton and photosynthetic bacteria.
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