Answer the following question given this paragraph: Consumers are organisms that depend on other organisms for food. They take in organic molecules by essentially "eating" other living things. They include all animals and fungi. (Fungi don't really "eat"; they absorb nutrients from other organisms. ) They also include many bacteria and even a few plants, such as the pitcher plant shown in Figure below . Consumers are also called heterotrophs. Heterotrophs are classified by what they eat:. Q: Organisms that depend on other organisms for food play what role in the food chain? Choices: - fungus - producer - plant - consumer A:
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consumer