Consumers in an ecosystem include all of the following except:

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ASaprophytic bacteria

BPrimary consumers

CSecondary consumers

DHerbivores

Answer:

Consumers are heterotrophs (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores). Decomposers like bacteria and fungi are not consumers, but recyclers of nutrients.

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