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Question
Mention one difference between the following on the basis of what is given in bracket.
Producers and consumers (mode of nutrition)
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Solution
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Producers |
Consumers |
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Producers show autotrophic mode of nutrition i.e. they are able to produce their own food from basic raw materials. For example: green plants |
Consumers show heterotrophic mode of nutrition i.e. they depend directly or indirectly on the producers for their food. For example: Animals |
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