Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 44, Problem 7TY
Autotrophic organisms are
- primary consumers.
- primary producers.
- secondary consumers.
- decomposers.
- tertiary consumers.
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Principles of Biology
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