Procuring food Autotrophs and Hetertrophs

Hungry MacRobbian
I need
food !!
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Energy
Building blocks
Heterotroph
Autotrophs
TYPE OF FEEDERS
Autotroph: An organism that make its own
organic compounds from inorganic compounds
using an external energy source (usually light
energy from sun)
EG:
 Heterotroph: Organisms that cannot
manufacture their own organic compounds
from inorganic compounds, so must consume
other organisms to obtain these
EG:
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Arrange into two groups
AUTROTROPHS
HETEROTROPHS
Earth Worm
Venus Fly Trap
Mouse
Mushroom
Tape Worm
Snake
Praying Mantis
Eucalyptus Tree
Arrange into two groups
AUTROTROPHS
INGEST FOOD
FOOD
(THEN DIGEST)
HETEROTROPHS
DON’T INGEST
(ABSORB MONOMERS)
INGESTION
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
•Mechanical & physical
•chemical
EGESTION
USE BY CELLS
ENERGY
PRODUCTION
BUILDING
BLOCKS
Heterotroph
Carnivore
Heterotroph
Omnivore
Heterotroph
Herbivore
Autotrophs
Types of Heterotrophs
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Herbivore: an organism that is anatomically
and physiologically adapted to eat plant-based
foods
Carnivore: an organism that is anatomically
and physiologically adapted to eat other
animals
Omnivore: an organisms that eat both plant
and animal material as their primary food
sources