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heterotroph
Organisms; such as, all animals, some bacteria, and certain plants, that depend, either directly or indirectly, on other ortganisms for food because of their inability to manufacture proteins and carbohydrates from inorganic sources: "Heterotrophs; such as, animals, fungi, as well as most bacteria and protozoa, all depend on autotrophs for energy and for the raw materials to make complex organic molecules. Heterotrophs obtain energy by breaking down organic molecules obtained in their food."
This entry is located in the following unit: tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous (page 5)
heterotroph
1. Referring to plants occurring in a wide range of habitats on a wide variety of soil types, and of protistans (algae, fungi, and protozoans, et al.) utilizing a wide variety of food materials.
2. An organism, such as any animal or fungus or almost any bacterium, that is unable to synthesize organic compounds from inorganic substances for food and so must consume other organisms or their organic products for survival.
This entry is located in the following unit: heter-, hetero- (page 10)