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Where are autotrophs placed in the food chain?
Where are autotrophs placed in the food chain?
- They are not part of the food chain
- At the top as tertiary consumers
- In the middle as consumers
- At the bottom as producers (correct)
What is the mode of nutrition for autotrophs?
What is the mode of nutrition for autotrophs?
- Absorb nutrients from the environment
- Obtain food from other living beings
- Produce complex organic compounds from inorganic substances
- Manufacture their own food from simple inorganic raw material (correct)
What do heterotrophs depend on for nutrition?
What do heterotrophs depend on for nutrition?
- Inorganic raw materials
- Sunlight
- Other living beings (correct)
- Simple organic compounds
Which type of autotrophs uses sunlight to produce food in the form of simple sugar?
Which type of autotrophs uses sunlight to produce food in the form of simple sugar?
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What type of nutrition do organisms have when they release enzymes to digest dead food and derive nutrients from it?
What type of nutrition do organisms have when they release enzymes to digest dead food and derive nutrients from it?
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Which organism derives nutrients from a host without killing it?
Which organism derives nutrients from a host without killing it?
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What type of autotrophs make use of chemical energy released during oxidation of simple organic compounds to prepare their food?
What type of autotrophs make use of chemical energy released during oxidation of simple organic compounds to prepare their food?
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Which type of nutrition involves organisms that cannot prepare their food by themselves and are directly or indirectly dependent upon autotrophs for their food?
Which type of nutrition involves organisms that cannot prepare their food by themselves and are directly or indirectly dependent upon autotrophs for their food?
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