Question

Heterotrophs are organisms that consume other organisms in order to gain energy. Compare two different categories of heterotrophs in terms of how they obtain energy. Explain your answer in one to two sentences.

In three to five sentences, compare and contrast the flow of matter and energy in each trophic level for land-based ecosystems and marine ecosystems. How and why are they similar, and how and why are they different?

Answer 1

Answer: Photoheterotrophs are organisms that get their energy from light, but must still consume carbon from other organisms. Photoheterotrophs cannot utilize carbon dioxide from the air. By contrast, Chemoheterotrophs get their energy and carbon from other organisms.

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