CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY W/CONNECT
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Author: Hoefnagels
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Chapter 1, Problem 4MCQ
Because plants extract nutrients from soil and use sunlight as an energy source, they are considered to be
a. autotrophs.
b. consumers.
c. heterotrophs.
d. decomposers.
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