Explain autotrophic and heterotrophic
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Heterotrophic nutrition is a mode of nutrition in which an organism cannot prepare its own food and depend upon other organisms for its food. Requirement. For autotrophic nutrition, presence of chlorophyll (green pigment) and sunlight are necessary. Autotrophic nutrition takes place during day time....
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Autotrophic = An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. Green plants, algae, and certain bacteria are autotrophs. au′to·troph′ic adj.
Heterotrophic = In a heterotrophic mode of nutrition, organisms directly or indirectly depend on autotrophs for food. Organisms which show this mode of nutrition are called Heterotrophs. They cannot prepare their own food.