5. How are the heterotrophic
beings divided in the
ecological study of food
interactions?

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Heterotrophs are divided into
and decomposers. An
ecosystem exist without consumers
but cannot be sustained without
. Without the decomposers
the material would accumulate
causing degradation and
later death the living beings.