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Assertion Consumers are heterotrophs.
Reason They use a very little part of living plants and animals.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the cprrect explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but Reason is true

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C
Heterotrophic animals are unable to manufacture food for their own because, they do not have chlorophyll. These include those organisms, which consume either readymade organic food or decompose the complex organic compounds
These are also called consumers.
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