Which level of the food chain includes millipedes, springtails, woodlice, dung flies and slugs that feed on dead or decaying plants or animals?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Detritivores.
- Detritivores include microorganisms such as bacteria and larger organisms such as fungi, insects, worms, and some crustaceans.
- A detritivore is an organism that survives on a diet of dead and decaying plant and animal matter.
- Detritivores are a type of heterotroph, which are organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and consume the organic matter from other living creatures to obtain nutrition.