What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?

Answer 1

Autotrophic organisms for example organisms in kingdom Plantae, are able to manufacture their own food based on basic abiotic factors. Autotrophs can create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Heterotrophic organisms for example organisms in kingdom Animalia, must consume other organisms for food. Heterotrophs can be either carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous. Also, a heterotroph gets energy from the chemical bonds of food molecules produced by other organisms.

Answer 2

Autotrophic organisms for example organisms in kingdom Plantae, are able to manufacture their own food based on basic abiotic factors. Autotrophs can create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Heterotrophic organisms for example organisms in kingdom Animalia, must consume other organisms for food. Heterotrophs can be either carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous.

Answer 3

Autotrophs use CO2 as carbon source.Heterotrophs use organic materials as carbon source.