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Organisms can be grouped as producers, consumers and _____ according to the manner in which they obtain their substance from the environment.

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Depending on how organisms acquire their nutrients, we can categorize them into three categories.

  1. Producers: Organisms that can make their own food (autotrophs), like plants.
  2. Consumers: Organisms that consume producers and other animals.
  3. Decomposers: Organisms that break down dead organic matter for food.

So, the correct answer is ‘decomposers’.


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