Select odd one out for heterotrophic bacteria
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Heterotrophic bacteria are those bacteria which takes nutrition from other sources like carbon, plant matter or animal matter.
Among all the types of bacteria, the heterotrophic bacteria are found in abundance.
Most of the heterotrophic organisms are decomposers.
The may also live as parasites. These bacteria lives in other organisms' body and takes in nutrition.
Heterotrophic bacteria also exists in the form of saprophytes and symbionts.
Examples - Heliobacteria.
Answer:
The bacteria which "cannot produce their own food" is known as "heterotrophic bacteria".
Explanation:
Those bacteria that cannot produce their own food in their body is known as heterotrophic bacteria. More often, it is observed that these bacteria lack the green pigment chlorophyll, thus explaining their inability to "prepare their own food".
To derive nutrition, these bacteria have to depend on other sources of food, like other micro organisms, other living hosts, or any nutritious substratum. On the other hand, the bacteria that can make their own food by photosynthesizing, since they possess chlorophyll is known as autotrophic bacteria.