AUTOTROPHS AND HETEROTROPHS

• It is a process in which plants make their own food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

  Photosynthesis
• What does "hetero" mean?

  Other
• What does "troph" mean?

  Nourishment
• These are organisms that cannot make their own food.

  Heterotrophs
• These organisms are also called "consumers."

  Heterotrophs
• What is the meaning of "auto"?

  Self
• These are organisms that make their own food.

  Autotrophs
• These organisms are also called "producers" and they are generally plants.

  Autotrophs
• What process do autotrophs undergo?

  Photosynthesis
• It is a type of heterotroph, where they only eat plants and their materials. Ex: Giraffe and Zebra

  Herbivores
• It is a type of heterotroph where they eat the flesh of other animals. (Ex: Lion, Tiger, and Wolf)

  Carnivores
• It is a type of heterotroph where they eat both plants and animals. (Ex: Gorilla, Monkey, and Humans)

  Omnivores
• It is a type of heterotroph where they eat dead and decaying organic matter orally and digests internally to gain nutrients. (Ex: Earthworms)

  Detritivores
• It is a heterotrophic decomposer that secretes extracellular enzymes on dead and decaying organic matter. They are mostly fungi.

  Saprophytes