What is the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic.
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Autotrophs are organisms that prepare their own food through the process of photosynthesis, whereas heterotrophs are organisms that cannot prepare their own food and depend upon autotrophs for nutrition.”
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Autotrophic mode:
-organism prepares their own food.
-food is generally prepared during day time.{because in this mode of nutrition,presence of chlorophyll(green pigment) sunlight and water are necessary}.
-organism that undergo this mode of nutrition, called autotrophs
-e.g…all green plants and some bacteria posses this mode of nutrition.
*Heterotrophic mode:
-Orgsnisms do not prepares their own food and depends on other for food (mostly on plants).
-food can be obtained any time(because no pigment and sunlight is required).
-organism that undergo heterotrophic mode of nutrition, called heterotrophs.
-e.g…animals, human beings, fungi possess this mode of nutrition.