EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Both primary (herbivores) and secondary (carnivores and omnivores) consumers are heterotrophs, while primary producers are autotrophs. A third type of heterotrophic consumer is a detritivore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heterotrophic nutrition can be one of three types – holozoic, saprophytic or parasitic. Holozoic nutrition can be seen in most vertebrates and some unicellular organisms like the amoeba. Saprophytic nutrition is where the organisms feed on dead and decaying matter.

Detailed explanation-3: -A consumer is a heterotroph and a producer is an autotroph. Like sea angels, they take in organic moles by consuming other organisms, so they are commonly called consumers. Heterotrophs can be classified by what they usually eat as herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, or decomposers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions of heterotroph. an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition. synonyms: consumer. types: decomposer.

Detailed explanation-5: -Heterotrophic nutrition can be defined as the type of nutrition where an organism depends directly or indirectly on autotrophs (organisms that can make their food) for their nutrition.