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What is hetrotrops . Give a brief answer...​

Answer 1

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ᴀ ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏᴛʀᴏᴘʜ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀɴᴜғᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪᴛs ᴏᴡɴ ғᴏᴏᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ғɪxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴇʀɪᴠᴇs ɪᴛs ɪɴᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ, ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ, ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏᴛʀᴏᴘʜs ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʀᴛɪᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇʀs.

Answer 2

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A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking 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.