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characteristics of life
heather brown
characteristics of life
amoeba sisters
no metabolizing skills
heterotrophs obtain energy by
eating other organisms
capturing sunlight
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Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot produce their own food. They rely on consuming other organisms (such as plants or animals) to obtain energy. In contrast, autotrophs (like plants) can capture sunlight (through photosynthesis) to make their own food. The key concept here is the difference between how heterotrophs and autotrophs acquire energy.
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eating other organisms