AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which terms best describe heterotrophs?
A
Plants; producers
B
Animals; producers
C
Plants; consumers
D
Animals; consumers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Heterotrophs are known as consumers because they consume producers or other consumers. Dogs, birds, fish, and humans are all examples of heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes animals that are heterotrophs? They are unable to synthesize organic materials from inorganic raw materials.

Detailed explanation-3: -An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called producers.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four different types of heterotrophs which include herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers.

Detailed explanation-5: -heterotroph, in ecology, an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain. In contrast to autotrophs, heterotrophs are unable to produce organic substances from inorganic ones. They must rely on an organic source of carbon that has originated as part of another living organism.

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