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heterotroph (hĕt`ərətrōf'), living organism that obtains its energy from carbohydrates and other organic material. All animals and most bacteria and fungi are heterotrophic. In contrast, autotrophs autotroph , in biology, an organism capable of synthesizing its own organic substances from inorganic compounds. Autotrophs produce their own sugars, lipids, and amino acids using carbon dioxide as a source of carbon, and ammonia or nitrates as a source of nitrogen.
..... Click the link for more information. are organisms that use inorganic substances as energy sources and carbon dioxide as a carbon source.

heterotroph [′hed·ə·rō‚träf]

(biology)

An organism that obtains nourishment from the ingestion and breakdown of organic matter.

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heterotroph (redirected from Consumer organism)

heterotroph
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