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📚 Glossary Term

Consumer

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Definition An organism that gets matter and energy by eating plants or other animals.

🧒 In Simple Words

A consumer is a living thing that must eat other organisms to get what it needs.

📌 Example

A rabbit is a consumer because it eats plants.

âœī¸ Use It in a Sentence

"The fox was a consumer in the ecosystem model."

🔗 Related Terms

Food WebProducerDecomposer