Question

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

Answer 1

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’.