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Is a sundew a producer or a consumer?

Updated: 10/7/2023
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14y ago

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this question is debatable. Sundews can grow without consuming insects, so in a situation where they grow solely with nutrients from the peat moss or substrate they're growing in, it is solely a producer. However, many sundews only live a short time unless they are catching food. In the case where there is little growth unless it catches food, it would be arguable that the particular sundew would only be mostly a consumer. So for the average sundew, it is probably actually a mixture of the 2, if that is acceptable.

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Anything that looks like a plant is a producer.

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