Fungi are __________, whereas plants are autotrophs.
A) autotrophs
B) heterotrophs
Answer: Heterotrophs cannot make their own food, so they must eat or absorb it. For this reason, heterotrophs are also known as consumers. Consumers include all animals and fungi and many protists and bacteria. They may consume autotrophs or other heterotrophs or organic molecules from other organisms.
The concentration of glucose outside the cell is higher than the concentration of glucose inside the cell, thus there is a concentration gradient. The molecules of glucose move randomly and there is a net movement from outside to the inside, down the concentration gradient.
An antelope trots through the grasslands at a velocity of 2 m/s. Suddenly, a lion begins to chase the antelope. If the antelope accelerates at a rate of 2 m/s2, what is the antelope's final velocity after 5 seconds?
