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Ket [755]
3 years ago
8

Define the general difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph

Biology
2 answers:
Klio2033 [76]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Explanation:

If we break down the word autotroph, auto means “self” and troph means "feeding" or nourishment. However, when we break the word heterotroph, we get hetero- meaning other, and troph meaning feeders.

This is the critical difference between these two groups. Autotrophs synthesize or make their own food whereas, heterotrophs cannot make their own food thus have to rely on others by eating or absorbing others. For example, plants are autotrophs because they can make their own food using photosynthesis, whereas, humans are heterotrophs because we have to eat others to survive.

vodomira [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

autotrophs  are organisms that can produce their own food from the substances around them using light or chemical energy

heterotrophs cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other organisms plants and animals for nutrition

Explanation:

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