PLEASE HELP IM CONFUSED
by common practice, scientists place scavengers at the same trophic level as which organisms?
A- producers
B- primary consumers
C-secondary consumers
D- decomposer

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PLEASE HELP IM CONFUSED 
by common practice, scientists place scavengers at the same trophic level as which organisms? 
A- producers
B- primary consumers
C-secondary consumers
D- decomposer

anonymous · Answer

the problem is i thought the answer was secondary consumers but i was told that was wrong so im confused

anonymous · Answer

@Brrandyn i thought it would be producers as well

brrandyn · Answer

In actuality, the most appropriate classification for scavengers is tertiary, however, scavengers cannot be producers because they eat plants, who ARE producers, along with the herbivores that do.

brrandyn · Answer

No, no, no, no, and no. I'm awful and apologize. Disregard my initial answer. It's "D - Decomposer". It's been far too long since I've studied Biology (evidently). Scavengers can also be classified as decomposers because they're responsible for breaking down (dead) matter into organic/chemical components.