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Autotrophic means being able to make your own food. On Earth the only lifeforms that can make their own food are plants and a few species of bacteria such as cyanobacteria. Every other life form on Earth, pandas included, are heterotrophs meaning they get their food by consuming another life form, either a plant or another animal.
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Are moss heterotrophic or autotrophic?
Mosses are autotrophic, meaning they can produce their own food through photosynthesis. They do not rely on other organisms for nutrients.
Are all protozoans prokaryotic and autorophic?
No, not all protozoans are prokaryotic and autotrophic. Protozoans are eukaryotic organisms that can be autotrophic or heterotrophic. Autotrophic protozoans can photosynthesize like plants, while heterotrophic protozoans rely on organic matter for nutrition.
Is a bluebonnet plant autotrophic or heterotrophic?
A bluebonnet plant is autotrophic, meaning it can produce its own food through photosynthesis. It uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose, which provides the energy it needs to grow and survive.
Is fungi autotrophic?
Heterotroph
Is a British soldier autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Answer The words "autotrophic" and "heterotrophic" are biological terms describing how an organism metabolyses carbon. Broadly speaking, an autotrophic organism is something like a green plant which metabolyses carbon by photosynthesis and a heterotrophic organism obtains carbon usually by eating an autotrophic organism. As a human, a British soldier would be heterotrophic.
