Which part of the food web do these termites belong to?

1. Producer.

   No. A producer captures energy from sunlight, and stores it as food. To do that, the organism needs to contain chlorophyll.

2. Primary Consumer.

   No. Primary consumers eat producers. Termites do not eat live plants.

3. Secondary Consumer

   No. Secondary consumers eat other consumers. This butterfly does not eat animals.

4. Decomposer

   Yes! Termites are one of the few animals that can digest the cellulose from dead wood, thanks to special bacteria that live inside them. That makes termites very important as decomposers, but it also means that they can be a problem when we build things from wood.

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