Autotrophs and Heterotrophs - Amoeba Sisters

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What are producers' source of energy?

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Sunlight.

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Is it possible for an organism to be both a heterotroph and an autotroph?

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Yes.

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What is the name of the process that autotrophs or producers use to make food?

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Photosynthesis.

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Heterotrophs are also known as...?

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Consumers.

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Humans are considered... because we use.... to get our food.

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Chemoheterotroph - chemicals.

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Define autotrophs.

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Organisms that produce their own food using sunlight or chemical energy.

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Define heterotrophs.

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Organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which autotrophs convert sunlight into chemical energy (food).

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What are the two main types of autotrophs?

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Photoautotrophs (use sunlight) and chemoautotrophs (use chemicals).

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Give an example of a photoautotroph.

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Plants.