Question

Which organisms eat other living organisms as a source of food and energy?

Responses

plants
plants

decomposers
decomposers

consumers
consumers

producers

Answer 1

The organisms that eat other living organisms as a source of food and energy are called **consumers**. Consumers can be further classified into different categories based on what they eat, such as herbivores (plant eaters), carnivores (meat eaters), and omnivores (eat both plants and animals).

**Producers** are organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants and some microbes. **Decomposers** break down dead organic material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem. Therefore, the correct response from your options is **consumers**.