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consumer (heterotroph)

consumidor (heterótrofo)

an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms.

Example

Rabbits that eat grass and hawks that eat rabbits are both consumers.

In Spanish

consumidor (heterótrofo) — un organismo que no puede fabricar su propio alimento y obtiene energía comiendo otros organismos.

Los conejos que comen pasto y los halcones que comen conejos son consumidores.

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