[hĕt́ər-ə-trŏf́, -trōf́]
(n.)An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
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Definition of heterotrophic in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of heterotrophic. Pronunciation of heterotrophic. Translations of heterotrophic. heterotrophic synonyms, heterotrophic antonyms. Information about heterotrophic in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... heterotrophic; heterotrophic ecosystem;
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Heterotrophic nutrition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heterotrophic nutrition is nutrition obtained by digesting organic compounds. Animals, fungi, many prokaryotes and protoctists are unable to synthesize organic compounds to use as food. They are call...
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Heterotroph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Heterotroph (Greek heteros = another and trophe = nutrition) is an organism that uses organic carbon for growth. This contrasts with autotrophs, such as plants, which are able to directly use ...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about heterotrophic. heterotrophic. Information about heterotrophic in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... There are at present two schools: one supporting a heterotrophic origin of life and the other supporting an autotrophic origin of life.
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Definition of heterotrophic from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "heterotrophic" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Heterotrophic organisms use preformed oxidizable organic substrates such as glucose as carbon and energy sources, while energy is gained through chemical processes (chemoheterotrophy) or through light sources (photoheterotrophy).
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; This photograph taken using the UCMP; Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope ... Fungi exist primarily as filamentous dikaryotic organisms. ... Fungi are heterotrophic.
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Definition of heterotrophic from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of heterotrophic. Pronunciation of heterotrophic. Definition of the word heterotrophic. Origin of the word heterotrophic. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » heterotrophic...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on heterotroph (ecology), in ecology, an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain. In contrast to autotrophs, heterotrophs are unable to produce organic substances from inorganic ones. ... ADD TO YOUR SITE ... Science & Technology...
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