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What is mean by heterotrophic |
| Answer» Heterotroph\xa0is an organism that is unable to synthesize its own food, and therefore, has to rely on other sources, specifically plant and animal matterThe word Heterotrophic is the combination of two words i.e. Hetero + Trophos. Hetero means ‘others’ and ‘trophos’ means nourishment. If organisms depend on others for their food, such a mode of nutrition is called Hetetrophic Nutrition.Animals cannot make their food themselves. They depend for food upon plants. Therefore, nutrition in animals is called Hetetrophic Nutrition. Animals are known as Heterotrophs. | |