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What is an organism that obtains its energy from nonliving organic matter?
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An organism that obtains its energy from nonliving organic matter is called a producer. Producers create their own energy and don't eat other organisms.
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What obtains energy from other organism?
parasites
Do Heterotrophic bacteria have to do photosynthesis to live?
no. -heterotrophs (including heterotrophic bacteria) are consumers, an organism that obtains energy from organic matter. all animals are heterotrophs.
What is a heteretroph?
An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter. All animals, protozoans, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs.
A series of events in witch one organism eats another and obtains energy is called a?
Food chain.
What is a chemosythetic organism?
A chemosynthetic organism is an organism that obtains energy by converting inorganic molecules such as hydrogen sulfide or methane into organic matter through the process of chemosynthesis. These organisms are commonly found in environments devoid of sunlight, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents or cold seeps. Examples of chemosynthetic organisms include bacteria and archaea.
Which type of organism obtains energy by metabolizing organic molecules produced by other organisms?
Heterotrophs
When an organism in an ecosystem eats it obtains what?
energy
What obtains energy from other organism?
parasites
What is photohererotrophs?
A photoheterotroph is an organism that uses light as an energy source and obtains its carbon source from organic compounds.
Do Heterotrophic bacteria have to do photosynthesis to live?
no. -heterotrophs (including heterotrophic bacteria) are consumers, an organism that obtains energy from organic matter. all animals are heterotrophs.
What does an organism do with the energy it obtains?
It uses it to carry out cellular functions.
What is chemolithotrophs?
an organism that obtains its energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds
What is an organism called that obtains energy from the food consumes?
heterotroph
What happens to the chemical energy that an organism obtain from food?
The chemical energy that an organism obtains from food is converted to ATP.
What is the term for organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms?
Heterotrophs
What type of organism obtains energy from the food they eat?
Consumers and decomposers.
What is the term for any organism that obtains it's energy by eating organisms?
Heterotrophs
