What do autotroph and heterotroph mean?

Answer 1

Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food, such as plants. their food comes form the sun meaning they use light energy to produce food. Although heterotrophs ultimately get their energy from the sun, but the way they obtain is different. in heterotrophs they obtain energy from the food they consume. For example eating plants that have obtained energy from the sun, or by eating animals that have eaten such plants.

Answer 2

Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food (producers) usually plants.

Heterotrophs (consumers) cannot.

Answer 3

Autotroph- an organism that can produce its own food

Heterotroph- an organism that uses food produced by another organism(autotroph)

Answer 4

Autotrophs use CO2 as source of carbon in nutrition.Heterotrophs use organic materials as source of carbon in nutrition.