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Question
Distinguish between the following pairs on the basis of the word indicated in the bracket ( ).
Producers and Consumers (organisms)
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Solution
| Producers | Consumers |
| Producers are the organisms who can prepare their own food and are also called autotrophs, e.g., plants and animals. | Consumers are the organisms which cannot prepare their own food and bacteria depend on producers or autotrophs, for food. e.g. humans, animals. |
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