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heterotroph
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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 (ôt`ətrōf'), in biology, an organism capable of synthesizing its own organic substances from inorganic compounds.
..... 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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