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What are heterotrophs ?

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The or anisms, which cannot prepare their own food from inorganic substances like carbon dioxide and water and depend - on other organisms for their food, are called heterotrophs. Eg: Animals, Yeast.
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  • Both autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition is observed in

    A
    Animalia
    B
    Protista
    C
    Fungi
    D
    Plantae
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