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The reason why is that all organisms need nutritions to develope and grow. For example, offspring need all the nutritions they can get in order to survive in harsh enviroments,etc.
Autotrophs produce their own "food" in photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, heterotrophs eat other organisms for nutritions.
Animals are heterotrophic organisms. They obtain carbon from other animals.
Saprophytes.
Bacteria are small organisms.
Yes, they need nutrients for their growth.
The reason why is that all organisms need nutritions to develope and grow. For example, offspring need all the nutritions they can get in order to survive in harsh enviroments,etc.
Autotrophs produce their own "food" in photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, heterotrophs eat other organisms for nutritions.
Consumers
Animals.
Animals are heterotrophic organisms. They obtain carbon from other animals.
you obtain genetic materials from your parents organisms.
They obtain their energy by consuming other organisms.
Consumer
They feed.
Unicellular organisms obtain nutrients by absorbing them.