NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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Question
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Which of the following best describes a heterotroph?
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An organism that is dependent on another organism
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An organism that is independent of another organism
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An organism that shows that it can obtain its own food
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An organism that can survive without the other organism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A heterotroph is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
Detailed explanation-2: -Heterotrophs are primary consumers which are dependent on the producers, the autotrophs for their food. For example-goats, rabbits, cows, and humans.
Detailed explanation-3: -They must rely on an organic source of carbon that has originated as part of another living organism. Heterotrophs depend either directly or indirectly on autotrophs for nutrients and food energy.
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