Multiple choice

Which type of organisms cannot make their own food from the inorganic substances, like carbon dioxide and water, and depend on other organisms for their food?

  1. Heterotrophs

  2. Autotrophs

  3. Carnivores

  4. Herbivores

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Explanation

Heterotrophs cannot synthesize their own food from inorganic substances and must consume other organisms to obtain energy and nutrients. This includes animals, fungi, and most bacteria that depend on autotrophs directly or indirectly.