OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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Organisms that make their own food are called ____
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heterotrophs
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animals
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phylum
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autotrophs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. Plants are the most familiar type of autotroph, but there are many different kinds of autotrophic organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Animals are heterotrophs. They do not possess chlorophyll pigment to undergo photosynthesis, hence they feed on living organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some examples of autotrophs include plants, algae, and even some bacteria.
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