Autotroph vs. Heterotroph

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What are organisms that cannot make their own food and must get energy from eating other organisms called?

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Heterotrophs

Front

What is another name to describe an autotroph?

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Producer

Front

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

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Photosynthesis

Front

What are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals) called?

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Carnivores

Front

What are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food called?

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Omnivores

Front

What are organisms that can make their own food using sunlight or chemical energy called?

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Autotrophs

Front

What is the primary source of energy for autotrophs?

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Sunlight

Front

What type of organism is a plant classified as?

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Autotroph

Front

What is the role of heterotrophs in an ecosystem?

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They are consumers that obtain energy by eating other organisms.

Front

What do we call the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis