How is a heterotroph, food chain, and a autotroph related?
A heterotroph is an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food.An autotroph is any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists. Heterotrophs are higher on the food chain than autotrophs. Thanks for being a part of the ChaCha family.
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