8 Questions
Where are autotrophs placed in the food chain?
At the bottom as producers
What is the mode of nutrition for autotrophs?
Manufacture their own food from simple inorganic raw material
What do heterotrophs depend on for nutrition?
Other living beings
Which type of autotrophs uses sunlight to produce food in the form of simple sugar?
Photoautotrophs
What type of nutrition do organisms have when they release enzymes to digest dead food and derive nutrients from it?
Saprotrophic
Which organism derives nutrients from a host without killing it?
Parasitic
What type of autotrophs make use of chemical energy released during oxidation of simple organic compounds to prepare their food?
Chemoautotrophs
Which type of nutrition involves organisms that cannot prepare their food by themselves and are directly or indirectly dependent upon autotrophs for their food?
Heterotrophic
Test your knowledge of nutrition with this quiz! Explore the concepts of autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition, and learn about the biochemical processes involved in obtaining and converting nutrients.
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