Heterotrophic cells must ingest biomass to obtain their energy and nutrition. Heterotrophic microorganisms mostly feed upon dead plants and animals, and are known as decomposers. ... Some animals also specialize on feeding on dead organic matter, and are known as scavengers or detritivores. Hope this was helpful.
The answer would be C) Observe and ask questions because if we do process of elimination we see that drawing conclusions is NOT the first step, forming a hypothesis and illustrating the process is part of the method, but NOT the first step.
