HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called
A
Thylakoids
B
Heterotrophs
C
Autotrophs
D
plants
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: It is an organism that depends on other plants or animals for energy and nutrients. They are consumers. The living organisms that cannot make their own food are called Heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Green plants are the only living organisms that produce their own food. Light provides the energy to create a chemical reaction within specialized cells, called chloroplasts, in the leaves. Chlorophyll present in the chloroplasts captures light energy and uses it to produce simple sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Heterotrophic Bacteria? Heterotrophs are a group of microorganisms (yeast, moulds & bacteria) that use organic carbon as food (as opposed to autotrophs like algae that use sunlight) and are found in every type of water.

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