Heterotroph At Biology Glossary
What is it? An organism dependent on obtaining organic food from the environment because it is unable to synthesize organic material. They (animals, fungi, many bacteria, and a few flowering plants) obtain almost all their organic material either directly or indirectly from the activity of autotrophs.Bio Definition Added By: Mackenzie
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