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Organisms that cannot use sunlight directly obtain energy by

consuming plants or other——————
that have consumed plants

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Step-by-step explanation:

Organisms that cannot use sunlight directly obtain energy by consuming plant or other organisms that have consumed plants.

These organism are heterotrophs.

  • Plants are autotrophs as they produce their own food on their own.
  • They are the primary producers in the ecosystem by means of photosynthesis.
  • Heterotrophs relies on the food produced by autotrophs.
  • They can obtain this by either feeding on plant matter or by feeding on primary consumers that feeds on plants.
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