an organism that can make its own food is called an autotroph, usually it is the 'producer' in a food chain.
a consumer
a consumer
An organism that must take in food is called a heterotroph. An organism that is able to make their own food is called an autotroph.
A Plant., photosynthetic autotroph .
Autotrophs can make their own food.
autotroph
An organism that can make its own food is an Autotroph.
autotroph
Autotroph.
Organisms that do not make their own food in other words, organisms that are not able to carry out photosynthesis on their own are called heterotrophs. Plants are called autotrophs. Mammals is a good example of heterotrophs. Only plants and certain fungi are capable of carrying out the process of photosynthesis.
An organism that cannot make its own food is called a consumer. Organisms that make their own food are called producers. Consumers must create energy from eating producers or other consumers.
a Heterotroph is the name for an organism that cannot make its own food. An Autotroph is an organism that is able to synethsize its own food. Both heterotrophs and autotrophs can be single-celled or multi-cellular organisms.