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Why animals are called heterotrophs?

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They get their energy from other trophic levels, as opposed to autotroph, such as plants, who produce their own food without having to consume it from another level.

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What are heterotrophs that eat animals called?

Carnivores


Organisms that obtain energy by taking in food are called?

heterotrophs


What else can a heterotrophs be called?

Heterotrophs are animals that cannot make their food, like plants can. the most common kingdom of heterotrophs is the Animalia kingdom. Hope this helps.


What groups of animals are heterotrophs?

Virtually all animals are heterotrophs (i.e. animals that eat things for nourishment).


What animals are 2nd order heterotrophs?

All animals who eat 1st order heterotrophs.


What types of heterotrohs eat other animals?

Heterotrophs are organisms that feed on other life forms. Animals are heterotrophs. Animals that eat other animals are carnivores.


What can a heterotroph be called?

Heterotrophs are animals that cannot make their food, like plants can. the most common kingdom of heterotrophs is the Animalia kingdom. Hope this helps.


Is a scorpion a heterotroph?

Scorpions are animals and all animals are heterotrophs so yes, scorpions are heterotrophs.


Which is true of animals?

they are heterotrophs


What is the answer for eats other heterotrophs?

Heterotrophs are living things that have to eat other living things to survive. That would be an animal, since plants make their own food.Heterotrophs that eat other heterotrophs would be animals that eat other animals. Heterotrophs that eat only other heterotrophs would be a carnivore. If the heterotroph eats both heterotrophs (animals) and autotrophs (plants), that would describe an omnivore.


Which is true of all animals?

they are heterotrophs


What includes heterotrophs?

Animals and fungi.