Which of the following explains the role of banana trees as pictured in the rainforest food web shown below? (4 points)
Diagram for a rainforest food web. The food web contains the following organisms: jaguar, parrot, python, frog, chimpanzee, fruit bat, insects, banana tree, fungi, and slime molds. The fungi and slime molds are at the bottom of the web and connected to the remaining organisms in the food web. The banana tree is connected to the fungi, slime molds, fruit bat, and insects. The fruit bat is connected to the fungi, slime molds, banana tree, and python. The insects are connected to the fungi, slime molds, banana tree, frog and parrot. The frog is connected to the fungi, slime molds, insects, and parrot. The chimpanzee is connected to the fungi, slime molds, banana tree, and jaguar. The parrot is connected to the fungi, slime molds, frog, jaguar, and python. The python is connected to the fungi, slime molds, the parrot, and the fruit bat. The jaguar is connected to the fungi, slime molds, chimpanzee, and parrot.
a
They are heterotrophs that get their energy by consuming autotrophs and other heterotrophs.
b
They are photoautotrophs that make food by converting water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen, using energy from the Sun.
c
They are saprotrophs that recycle organic waste into food that can be eaten by consumers.
d
They are chemoautotrophs that use organic chemicals as an energy source to make food when not enough sunlight is available.
