Which Is NOT True of Consumers

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT true of consumers?

• A) They are higher up the food chain.
• B) They are heterotrophs.
• C) They are photosynthetic.
• D) Some are herbivores.
• E) Some are carnivores.

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