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Define a consumer as an organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.

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Define a consumer as an organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms

This point belongs to Food chains and food webs, especially Food chains and food webs outcomes.
You need to be able to define a consumer as an organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.
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