In a deciduous forest ecosystem, a white-tailed deer eats tree leaves while a cooper’s hawk hunts a downy woodpecker. in the ground, earthworms break down leaves. the cooper’s hawk is classified as a a producer b decomposer c parasite d consumer

Consumer

Explanation:

Consumers are the organism that feed on the producers for their energy source.

The producers are the green plants that make food by the help of the process known as photosynthesis.

The consumers feed on the plants for their energy need(primary consumers).The animals that feed on small animals for their energy needs are known as secondary consumers.

Here, the hawk feed on woodpecker so it is secondary consumer.

protist eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi ("misfits")

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