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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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If an organism in kingdom protista is heterotrophic then which subkingdom is it most likely in?

If an organism in Kingdom Protista is heterotrophic, it is most likely in the subkingdom Algae. Algae are photosynthetic protists and are considered autotrophic, but there are some heterotrophic species within this group as well.


Is a tapeworm autotrophic or heterotrophic?

Heterotrophic- it feeds off the food that is ingested by the organism.


What is auto- heterotrophic Organism?

An auto-heterotrophic organism is an organism that can switch between being autotrophic (producing its own food through photosynthesis) and heterotrophic (obtaining food from external sources) depending on environmental conditions. This flexibility allows the organism to survive in varied or challenging conditions.


What doe heterotrophic mean?

A heterotrophic is an organism that depends on other organisms for their food.


An organism that can not make its own food is called a?

Heterotrophic


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. :]


A heterotrophic eukaryote associated with the decompostion of dead organism?

Fungi


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.


Is physarum an autotrophic or hetertrophic organism?

Physarum polycephalum belongs to the supergroup Amoebozoa which are Heterotrophic organisms.


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


Are Archaeabacteria auto or heterotrophic?

Some Archaeabacteria are autotrophic and some are heterotrophic.


Would you expect a heterotrophic organism to grow in an inorganic synthetic medium?

No, heterotrophic organisms require organic compounds as a source of carbon and energy for growth. Inorganic synthetic mediums do not contain the necessary organic compounds for heterotrophic organisms to utilize, so they would not be able to grow in this type of medium.