Hungry MacRobbian I need food !! 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: 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 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
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