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Of course dogs are heterotrophs. They must consume nutrients as they can not make the nutrients needed to fuel their bodies.

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A dog is a heterotroph because it relies on the food it eats for organic compounds.

An example of an autotroph would be a tree (or anything else that performs photosynthesis).

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Yes some animals ( but mostly bacterias) are

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