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List 3 difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition

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Answered by XSMARTYSID
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Autotrophic

1) Auto means self and trophic means nutrition. Hence Autotrophic means self nutrition

2) Organism make their own food with the help of inorganic raw materials like Co2 and water in sunlight presence.

3) Contain a green pigment chlorophyll capable of capturing light energy

eg.. Green Plants

Heterotrophic

1) Hetero means other and trophic means nutrition . Hence the organism dependent on other for food mainly autotrophs.

2) It is a CONSUMER and eat other organism for its food and all the animals have hetetotrophic mode of nutrition
3) They are discussed under various types...
a) Saprotrophic nutrition
b) Parasitic nutrition
c) Holozoic nutrition

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