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in a food web, which of the organisms are considered heterotrophs? select all that apply. decomposers secondary consumers primary consumers primary producers
Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms. Decomposers break down dead organic matter, primary consumers eat primary - producers, and secondary consumers eat primary consumers. All of these rely on other organisms for energy. Primary producers, like plants, can make their own food through photosynthesis and are not heterotrophs.
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decomposers, secondary consumers, primary consumers