Meaning of heterotroph | Babel Free
ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊfDefinitions
An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
Equivalents
Deutsch
heterotroph
Français
hétérotrophe
Gaeilge
heitreatrófach
Bahasa Indonesia
heterotrof
Italiano
eterotrofo
日本語
従属栄養生物
Қазақ тілі
гетеротроф
한국어
종속영양생물
Polski
heterotrof
Română
heterotrof
Examples
“Woody detritus is an important component of forested ecosystems. It can reduce⟳ erosion and affects soil development, stores nutrients and water, provides a major source of energy and nutrients, and serves as a seedbed for plants and as a major habitat for decomposers and heterotrophs.”
“It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point⟳ of view⟳ that is not universally accepted.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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