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Why are bacteria and fungi not considered consumers?

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Answer:

Because they decompose dead bodies.

Step-by-step explanation:

They consume dead bodies. Not live ones.

User Klay
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I think they are photo autotrophs which means they use solar energy to provide nutrients for themselves which means that they are the producers, not consumers
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