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Heterotroph, autotrophs can create their own food (plants and some bacteria). Heterotrophs consume other organisms to aquire their energy and much energy is lost between each level.

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If all autotrophs on earth suddenly stopped carrying out blank cellular respiration would stop too.?

An autotroph is an organism that can make it's own food through the process of Photosynthesis, such as plants and fungi. This process produces Oxygen, which is needed for Cellular Respiration to take place. So, the answer is Photosynthesis.


Is a kangaroo an autotroph or hetertroph?

A crocodile would be a heterotroph. Heterotrophs get their food and energy from other sources such as by consuming other animals. Autotrophs make their own food or energy such as through the process of photosynthesis.


Describe how the flow of energy among the following members of an decomposers autotrophs heterotrophs and the sun?

Energy flows from the sun to autrotrophs, which are able to make their own food from sunlight. Autotrophs die and are eaten by decomposers, passing some of their energy to them, and autotrophs are also eaten by heterotrophs (herbivores), also passing some of their energy to them. Heterotrophs die and pass some of their energy to decomposers.


What are organisms that make their own food called?

Producers is the name for organisms that make their own food.example;plants


Can an animal be both an autotroph or heterotroph?

No, an animal cannot be both an autotroph and a heterotroph. Autotrophs produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, while heterotrophs must consume organic material for nutrition. Animals fall into the heterotroph category as they rely on consuming other organisms for energy.

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Why Heterotrophs are dependent on autotrophs.?

Heterotrophs are dependent on autotrophs for a variety of reasons. The most obvious reason is that autotrophs are the only organisms that can produce organic molecules from inorganic molecules. This means that heterotrophs must consume autotrophs (or the organic molecules they produce) in order to obtain the organic molecules they need to survive. In addition to this, autotrophs play a vital role in the global carbon and water cycles. They take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it to produce organic molecules. This helps to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which would otherwise contribute to global warming. Autotrophs also release water vapor into the atmosphere through the process of transpiration. This helps to regulate the Earth's temperature and keep it habitable for other organisms. Without autotrophs, the world would be a very different place. Heterotrophs would not be able to survive, and the planet would be uninhabitable for most other organisms.


What is the answer for eats other heterotrophs?

Heterotrophs are living things that have to eat other living things to survive. That would be an animal, since plants make their own food.Heterotrophs that eat other heterotrophs would be animals that eat other animals. Heterotrophs that eat only other heterotrophs would be a carnivore. If the heterotroph eats both heterotrophs (animals) and autotrophs (plants), that would describe an omnivore.


If all autotrophs on earth suddenly stopped carrying out blank cellular respiration would stop too.?

An autotroph is an organism that can make it's own food through the process of Photosynthesis, such as plants and fungi. This process produces Oxygen, which is needed for Cellular Respiration to take place. So, the answer is Photosynthesis.


Why is it logical to believe that the earliest form of life are the heterotrophs?

It's not. Autotrophs (plants), were the first organisms on Earth. They photsynthesize their food, thus creating an ample food supply for a first degree heterotroph. According to the food-energy pyramid, of the 100% energy contained in the autotrophs, only 10% is passed on to the first degree heterotrophs. Of that, only 10% is passed on, meaning that of the original sum, only 1% of energy is passed on to the second-degree heterotrophs. Therefore, there must be enough autotrophs to support any population of heterotrophs. It's illogical then to reason that heterotrophs were the first organisms. They would have had no food. Any type of food for a heterotrophs is either an autotroph or a lower degree heterotroph that eats an autotroph.


Is it true an autotroph is an organism that cannot make its own food?

Autotrophs use light energy from the Sun and inorganic compounds to carry out photosynthesis; therefore they do not rely on other organisms for their food source. Heterotrophs are organisms that need to "eat", or rely on other animals to serve as an energy source.


Why orparin said the first organisims was heterotrophs not autotrophs?

One good reason for that would be that O2 levels, the product of autotrophs, was not high in the early atmosphere. So, you needed autotrophs to build that O2 level to an appreciable amount of oxygen in the air. Since there was anaerobic life before autotrophs one could be reasonable sure they were hetertrophic.


How do you differentiate autotrophs from heterotrophs?

Heterotrophs came first because they could live off the minerals in the oceans (Heterotrophs are just organisms that take their source of energy from somewhere else - minerals do count). Autotrophs, however, could not have lived first because the ozone layer was not formed, and taking in the sunlight would have been the same as taking in harmful UV radiation that would have killed the autotrophs. The cyanobacteria (which are heterotrophs) were the ones that first helped create the ozone layer.Actually, Cyanobacteria aren't heterotrophic. This WRONG answer led me cramming for our debate about Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs. If you want to know about which came first, either search about primordial theory by A.I Oparin or go to http://leiwenwu.tripod.com/(:my yahoomail: lord_reverie@yahoo.com.ph


Do heterotrophs depend on autotrophs for there survival?

That is a complicated question. The short answer would be some do. Any animal that eats plants is a heterotroph that depends on autotrophs for survival. In reality, every heterotroph depends on autotrophs for their survival. Any carnivorous animal will die out fairly quickly if there is no pray to eat, and animals who eat plants are the vast majority of prey.


Why is a deer considered a heterotroph?

Consumers are heterotrophs because, unlike autotrophs, they do not make their own food. Instead, the Consume other animals to obtain nutrition.


Is a kangaroo an autotroph or hetertroph?

A crocodile would be a heterotroph. Heterotrophs get their food and energy from other sources such as by consuming other animals. Autotrophs make their own food or energy such as through the process of photosynthesis.


What will happen if human beings become autotrophs?

If human beings were to become autotrophs, they would be able to produce their own food through processes like photosynthesis. This could potentially reduce our dependence on external food sources and lead to greater self-sufficiency. However, humans are not evolutionarily designed to be autotrophs, so significant biological and physiological changes would be required for this transformation to occur.


What are some typical foods in the taiga?

If you mean for animals, then it would be other animals and plants (A.K.A autotrophs and heterotrophs) but if you mean for humans,well you better not even think of me answering that.