Differentiate between an autotroph and a heterotroph.
| Autotroph | Heterotrop |
|---|---|
| Autotrophs are those organisms which prepare their own food. | Heterotrophs are those organisms which cannot make their own food |
| They make organic food from the inorganic matter by their own by the photosynthesis. | They are dependent on other organism for the food consumption i.e, they feeds on autotrophs. |
| It contains two types of nutrition- Photoautotrophic, Chemoautotrophic. | It includes 4 types of nutrition- Saprotrophic nutrition, Holotrophic nutrition, Mixotrophic nutrition, Parasitic nutrition. |
| Making of organic food from the inorganic matter by their own and takes energy is known as autotrophic nutrition. | Taking of organic food that is made by autotrophs is known as heterotrophic nutrition. |
| Example:- Green Plants | Example:- Animals |
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