Heterotroph definition
Heterotroph means other nutrition. All heterotrophs depend on the other organism for their food, they are called consumers. All animals and non green plants like fungi come under this category. Consumers which consume herbs and other plants are called ‘herbivores’ and those which consume animals are called ‘carnivores’. After taking complex organic materials as food, heterotrophs break them into simpler molecules with the help of ‘enzymes’ and utilize them for their own metabolism.
Examples of Heterotroph in a sentence
Heterotroph – bacteria and other microorganisms that use organic matter synthesized by other organisms for energy and growth.