OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it cannot reproduce asexually
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it cannot make its own food
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it cannot breathe oxygen gas
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A heterotroph is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients. The term stems from the Greek words hetero for “other” and trophe for “nourishment.” Organisms are characterized into two broad categories based upon how they obtain their energy and nutrients: autotrophs and heterotrophs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Plants generally make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. These plants are called autotrophs (self-feeding). However, some species have taken a different route for nourishment. These plants, called heterotrophs (other feeding), lack chlorophyll and cannot make their own food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Heterotrophs cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other organisms(both plants and animals) for nutrition.