Heterotroph - Wikipedia A heterotroph ( ˈ h ɛ t ər ə ˌ t r oʊ f,-ˌ t r ɒ f ; [1] [2] from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ' other ' and τροφή (trophḗ) ' nutrition ') is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter In the food chain, heterotrophs are
Heterotroph - Definition and Examples - Biology Dictionary A heterotroph is an organism that cannot manufacture its own food by carbon fixation and therefore derives its intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter In the food chain, heterotrophs are secondary and tertiary consumers
Heterotroph – Definition, Types, Examples, and Differences with Autotrophs A heterotroph is an organism that depends on other organisms for food and energy These other organisms are known as autotrophs (primary producers) Unlike autotrophs, they cannot prepare their food from inorganic molecules
Heterotrophs - Education | National Geographic Society A heterotroph is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients The term stems from the Greek words hetero for “other” and trophe for “nourishment ”
Heterotroph | Consumers, Nutrition Metabolism | Britannica Heterotroph, in ecology, an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain In contrast to autotrophs, heterotrophs are unable to produce organic substances from inorganic ones They must rely on an organic source of carbon that has originated as part of another living organism
Heterotroph - Definition and Examples - Biology Online A heterotroph is an organism that cannot make its own food; it is unable to synthesize its own organic carbon-based compounds from inorganic sources and as a result, they feed on organic matter produced by, or available in, other organisms
Autotroph vs Heterotroph - Science Notes and Projects A heterotroph or consumer eats autotrophs or other heterotrophs Autotrophs and heterotrophs are the two groups of living organisms as classified by their food source Here is a look at the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs, with examples of organisms