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Heterotrophic organisms are ones that get their energy from feeding on to other organisms. Humans is good example a heterotrophic organism
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∙ 12y agoSome examples of heterotrophic organisms are animals, Many bacteria, and fungi. Heterotrophic is an organism that can't make its own food.
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Would you expect a heterotrophic organism to grow in an inorganic synthetic medium?
No because heterotrophic organism require an organic carbon source.
Is a British soldier autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Answer The words "autotrophic" and "heterotrophic" are biological terms describing how an organism metabolyses carbon. Broadly speaking, an autotrophic organism is something like a green plant which metabolyses carbon by photosynthesis and a heterotrophic organism obtains carbon usually by eating an autotrophic organism. As a human, a British soldier would be heterotrophic.
Are moss heterotrophic or autotrophic?
some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic
Is physarum an autotrophic or hetertrophic organism?
Physarum polycephalum belongs to the supergroup Amoebozoa which are Heterotrophic organisms.
What is it called when living things must get their energy by consuming others?
A parasite is an organism that feeds on other living organisms. Examples of parasites include ticks and leeches.
Is a tapeworm autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Heterotrophic- it feeds off the food that is ingested by the organism.
Would you expect a heterotrophic organism to grow in an inorganic synthetic medium?
No because heterotrophic organism require an organic carbon source.
Is a British soldier autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Answer The words "autotrophic" and "heterotrophic" are biological terms describing how an organism metabolyses carbon. Broadly speaking, an autotrophic organism is something like a green plant which metabolyses carbon by photosynthesis and a heterotrophic organism obtains carbon usually by eating an autotrophic organism. As a human, a British soldier would be heterotrophic.
What is a heterotrophic absorber?
A heterotrophic absorber is an organism that gets its energy by consuming other organisms.
Is kingdom protista heterotrophic?
protista can actulally be either. Some can be autotrophic and some can be hetrotrophic.Protista can be autotrophic or heterotrophic. An autotroph is an organism that makes its own food. A heterotroph is an organism that relies on other resources for food, just in case you didn't know. :]
Are moss heterotrophic or autotrophic?
some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic
What doe heterotrophic mean?
A heterotrophic is an organism that depends on other organisms for their food.
Examples of heterotrophic?
There are many examples of heterotrophic organisms. Some of the common ones include zebras, buffaloes, humans and so many more. These are mostly consumers which feed on producers like plants.
An organism that can not make its own food is called a?
Heterotrophic
Is physarum an autotrophic or hetertrophic organism?
Physarum polycephalum belongs to the supergroup Amoebozoa which are Heterotrophic organisms.
A heterotrophic eukaryote associated with the decompostion of dead organism?
Fungi
What is it called when living things must get their energy by consuming others?
A parasite is an organism that feeds on other living organisms. Examples of parasites include ticks and leeches.
