AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Humans are considered heterotrophs because
A
we are able to cook our food
B
we are omnivores
C
we do not need energy to survive
D
we consume other organisms in order to get energy
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. 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: -Heterotrophs are organisms that obtain energy from other living things. Like sea angels, they take in organic molecules by consuming other organisms, so they are commonly called consumers. Heterotrophs include all animals and fungi as well as many protists and bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heterotrophs-These organisms cannot prepare their own food and depends on other organisms for their food. They feed on the complex organic molecules prepared by the autotrophs. They generate energy through the process of respiration and release carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, humans are chemoheterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms for nutrition. Many animals, including humans are heterotrophs. Other common types of heterotrophs include fungi and bacteria. Some parasitic plants are also heterotrophic, meaning they rely on other plants for food.

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