Question

Assertion(A): Consumers are also called heterotrophs.
Reason(R): Consumers are able to produce their own organic food.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C

A is true but R is false.

• All animals are consumers as they cannot produce their own food. Consumers are also called heterotrophs.
• Producers are also called autotrophs.
• Plants are producers because they make their own food by photosynthesis.