Question

Differentiate between Autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrients.​

Answer 1

Answer:

“Autotrophs are organisms that prepare their own food through the process of photosynthesis, whereas, heterotrophs are organisms that cannot prepare their own food and depend upon autotrophs for nutrition.”

Example of autotrophic nutrients :- animals.

Example of heterotrophic nutrients :- plants

Answer 2

In autotrophic mode of nutrition, an organism make its own food by using some organic materials like carbon dioxide,water and sun energy.

ex: Humans.

In heterotrophic mode of nutrition, an organism can't make his food mean i.e. it depends on other organisms for food. we can also say that it depends on autotrophic ones.

ex: algae and cyanobacteria.