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Autotroph comes from from two greek words"auto'' meaning self and "Trophe" meaning feeding.Autotrophs are those living organisms that are capable of manufacturing their own food by harnessing the sun's enormous energy while a heterotroph is a living organism that feeds on plants and other organisms,directly or indirectly.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoAn organism that makes its own food is called an autotroph, think automatic. The organism automatically knows how to make its own food. A heterotroph is an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things. Examples of each: autotroph is grass, uses energy from the sun to create food. Heterotroph could be a wild dog, like a wolf that ate a lamb. The lamb would also be a heterotroph because it eats the grass.
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∙ 12y agoHeterotrophs can't produce food so they feed off other organisms. (eg: Humans, cats, dogs)
Autotrophs produce their own food. (eg: plants)
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∙ 13y agoautotrophs make their own energy using light while heterotrophs cannot produce their own energy
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What is the difference between autotroph and heterotroph?
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What is the difference between a heterotrophic and a autotrophic?
Whats the difference between autotroph and a heterotroph?
What is the main difference between an autotroph an a heterotroph?
An organism that makes its own food is called an autotroph, think automatic. The organism automatically knows how to make its own food. A heterotroph is an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things. Examples of each: autotroph is grass, uses energy from the sun to create food. Heterotroph could be a wild dog, like a wolf that ate a lamb. The lamb would also be a heterotroph because it eats the grass.
What is the main difference between autotroph and a heterotroph?
An organism that makes its own food is called an autotroph, think automatic. The organism automatically knows how to make its own food. A heterotroph is an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things. Examples of each: autotroph is grass, uses energy from the sun to create food. Heterotroph could be a wild dog, like a wolf that ate a lamb. The lamb would also be a heterotroph because it eats the grass.
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