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Heterotroph
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A heterotroph (or consumer) is an biological or
alife
that cannot make its own food and hence feeds on other organisms. Contrast
autotroph
.
Appears in Topics
Ecology
Development Notes
Text by
M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 07 November 2001.
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