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All bacteria are heterotrophic.

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False.

Bacteria show diverse metabolisms. Many are heterotrophic, but others are autotrophic — e.g. cyanobacteria (photoautotrophs) perform photosynthesis and nitrifying bacteria (chemoautotrophs like Nitrosomonas/Nitrobacter) oxidize inorganic compounds and fix CO2.