How do heterotrophic bacteria obtain energy?

Answer 1

Obtain energy by breaking down organic molecules.

Heterotrophs are unable to synthesize organic carbon-based compounds independently from the inorganic environment's sources (e.g. Animalia, unlike Plantae, cannot photosynthesize) and therefore must obtain their nutrition from another heterotroph or an autotroph.

Answer 2

For a species to be termed a heterotroph, it must obtain its carbon from organic compounds. If it obtains nitrogen from organic compounds, but not energy, it will be deemed an autotroph. If a species obtains carbon from organic compounds then there are two possible subtypes of these heterotrophs:

• photoheterotroph - obtains energy from light but must still obtain carbon in an organic form
• chemoheterotroph - obtains energy from the consumption of inorganic molecules and an organic form of carbon

Heterotrophs can obtain energy by indirect sunlight, by eating plants that get direct sunlight.

Answer 3

Some bacteria are heterotrophs and cannot make their own food. Instead, these bacteria consume other organisms or the food the organism makes. Heterotrophs consume a variety of foods--from milk and meat, which you might also eat, to the decaying leaves on the forest floor.

Answer 4

they dont make their own food they get it from sunlight, nutrients nd otha animals when they kill their prey

Answer 5

Heterotrophs get their energy by consuming plants or animals, dead or alive.

Answer 6

they shine of the molecule

Answer 7

by consuming other organisms

Answer 8

organic compounds