Heterotrophs
Animals like herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores rely on autotrophs for their food energy. Fungi, such as decomposers like mushrooms, also depend on autotrophs as a food source by breaking down organic matter produced by autotrophs.
Animals and fungi that must depend on autotrophs for their food energy are called consumers. These consumers are also called heterotrophs.
animals don't make their own food neither do fungi but plants do.
1} autotrophs --- green plants are able to prepare their own food from simple raw materials ---- carbon dioxide from the air , and water from the soil. plants get the enegy for preparing food from sunlight. this mode of nutrition where green plants make food themselves from simple substances is called autotrophic nutrition. such plants are therefore called autotrophs. 2} hetrotrophs --- animals and non - green plants, such as fungi and bacteria, cannot prepare their own food. they depend directly or indirectly on green plants for their nutrition. this mode of nutrition is called hetrotrophic nutrition. animals and non - green plants are known as hetrotrophs.
Some autotrophs/producers are: Wheat Fungi Algae Cacti Trees Shrubs They are made autotrophs because they can produce their own food.
they are autotrophs so they get there own food
Animals depend on plants for food and the reason for this is so animals can get the energy they store from the sun into their own bodies. They also depend on plants because plant's are autotrophs ( make their own food) by using and storing the sun's energy, so because us animals are hetrotrophs ( can't make our own food :S) we depend on the energy the plants have stored from the sun light.
Autotrophs don't necessarily "make" anything that heterotrophs need. The word autotroph means that the organism produces its own source of food. Heterotrophs depend on autotrophs as an essential source of food and nutrients (nitrogen, etc.).
Animals depend on plants for food and the reason for this is so animals can get the energy they store from the sun into their own bodies. They also depend on plants because plant's are autotrophs ( make their own food) by using and storing the sun's energy, so because us animals are hetrotrophs ( can't make our own food :S) we depend on the energy the plants have stored from the sun light.
The main difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs lies in their modes of obtaining energy and nutrients. Autotrophs, such as plants and some bacteria, produce their own food through processes like photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, using inorganic substances and sunlight. In contrast, heterotrophs, including animals and fungi, rely on consuming organic matter from other organisms for energy and nutrients. Essentially, autotrophs are self-sustaining, while heterotrophs depend on others for sustenance.
they are known as heterotrops the cant make food themselves they depend on other plants and animals example fungi,like mushroom
Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, while heterotrophs rely on consuming other organisms for energy. Autotrophs are typically plants, algae, and some bacteria, while animals, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs. Autotrophs are at the base of the food chain, while heterotrophs occupy higher trophic levels.