‘This photosynthetic control of cell-cycle progression is similar to the nutritional control of heterotrophs.’
‘Classified by the source of their energy, bacteria fall into two categories: heterotrophs and autotrophs.’
‘Animals, on the other hand, are heterotrophs, life forms that depend on the consumption of plants, animals or both in order to meet their bioenergetic requirements.’
‘Unlike plants, animals are heterotrophs which means they are unable to live on inorganic nutrients alone.’
‘The result, especially when heterotrophs are preyed upon by other heterotrophs, is a food chain.’
Origin
Early 20th century from hetero- ‘other’ + Greek trophos ‘feeder’.
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