heterotroph
heterotroph · heterotrophs
Heterotroph
An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form…An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
UK/ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/US/ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf/
Meaning
1 sensesAn organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
Heterotroph
More definitions
- an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
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Forms
plural: heterotrophs| Singular | heterotroph |
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