heterotroph
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
heterotroph , living organism that obtains its energy from carbohydrates and other organic material. All animals and most bacteria and fungi are heterotrophic. In contrast, autotrophs are organisms that use inorganic substances as energy sources and carbon dioxide as a carbon source.
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