AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A heterotroph is an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The organisms that eat the primary consumers are meat eaters (carnivores) and are called the secondary consumers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organisms that eat the primary producers are called primary consumers. Primary consumers are usually herbivores, plant-eaters, though they may be algae eaters or bacteria eaters. The organisms that eat the primary consumers are called secondary consumers. Secondary consumers are generally meat-eaters-carnivores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Heterotrophs must eat the plant matter or eat other animals that have eaten plants in order to receive this energy. Nutrients that are eaten are broken down in order to release the stored energy from the sugars and starches. This energy is then used to power cellular functions.