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Why are humans called heterotrophs?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Yes, all animals are heterotrophs and must consume nutrients either directly from autotrophs, or indirectly from the animals that eat autotrophs.

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Heterotrophs get their nutrients and food from other things. We depend on plants and other organisms to survive. Heterotrophs don't make their food.

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Yes, heterotrophs are organisms that get their energy by eating other things. Humans do that, hence they are heterotrophs

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An organism that derives energy and carbon from the oxidation of preformed organic compounds.

Read more: chemoheterotroph

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Humans are herotrophs because they eat bouth plants and animals see ya!

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Thank you that helped alotΒ 

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