Question

Differentiate between autotrophs and heterotrophs.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

An autotroph or primary producer, is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions. They are the producers in a food chain, such as plants on land or algae in water.

A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, relying instead on the intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but not producers.

Answer 2

Autotrophs are the organisms that create their own food in the presence of sunlight by the process of photosynthesis.

For example: Green plants, algae and some bacteria.

Heterotrophs are the organism who are dependent on autotrophs for their food.

For example: Human beings,etc.