AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

ATP ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a heterotroph.
A
Dog
B
Oak Tree
C
Sunflower
D
Algae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dogs, birds, fish, and humans are all examples of heterotrophs. Heterotrophs occupy the second and third levels in a food chain, a sequence of organisms that provide energy and nutrients for other organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria, fungi, yeast, cows, dogs, humans are all heterotrophs. They all depend on plants and other animals for their food.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three types of heterotrophs are herbivores, omnivores and carnivores, and detritivores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Heterotrophic organisms depend on other organisms for deriving nutrition. Example: Fungi, animals, etc. Animals are heterotrophs. They do not possess chlorophyll pigment to undergo photosynthesis, hence they feed on living organisms.

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