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Apart from plants and animals, microbes form a permanent biotic component in an ecosystem.
While plants have been referred to as autotrophs and animals as heterotrophs, what are microbes referred to as?

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Microbes are referred to as heterotrophs and saprotrophs. They fulfil their energy requirement by feeding on dead remains of plants and animals through the process of decomposition.
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