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Well there are two types of cells when it comes to whether they can produce their own energy or not. They are autotrophicand heterotrophic. Plants for example are autotrophic, they use the energy from the sun to create their own food. This process is known as photosynthesis. Animals and fungi though, for example, are heterotrophic, meaning that they must get their own food. Animals eat and fungi are decomposers, so they eat away dead plants and animals for their food. But I think that the term you are looking for is, yes, heterotrophic.

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