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Autotroph
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Consumer
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The example of a caterpillar demonstrates
the role of a consumer in that it eats the
autotroph
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Carnivore
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| Animals that eat OTHER ANIMALS |
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Producer : can be consumed by other organisms
Primary consumers : typically herbivores that eat the producer
secondary consumers : typically omnivores that eat the primary
consumers and sometimes that producers
tertiary consumers : typically omnivores that eat anything on the
chain below them
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Detritivores
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| An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, returning essential nutrients to the ecosystem |
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