Question

In a forest, deer, raccoons, squirrels, and other animals eat and find shelter. A detritus food web occurs as their wastes accumulate on the forest floor. In this detritus web: 

(a) deer and raccoons function as the producers 

(b) fungi and earthworms function as producers 

(c) decomposers function as consumers

(d) the deer and raccoons represent decomposers

Answer 1

Correct option: (a) deer and raccoons function as the producers