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Describe in detail how a heterotrophic organism makes energy available for cellular process

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Heterotrophs obtain energy by consuming other organisms; Autotrophs obtain energy by consuming the foods they make. ... A Single molecule of glucose stores more than 90 times the energy stored by ATP. ATP transfers energy quickly and is used by the cell as an immediate source of energy.

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