what is autotrophic and heterotrophic?
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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.
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Autotrophic organisms make their own food with the help of photosynthesis that is with the sunlight water and carbon dioxide.
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The heterotrophic organisms are dependent on the autotrophic or the other heterotrophic organisms to obtain their food and live their life.