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Heterotrophs are organisms that consume other organisms in order to gain nutrients. Compare heterotrophs that eat autotrophs to heterotrophs that eat other heterotrophs in terms of how they obtain nutrients. Explain your answer in one to two sentences.
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Both kinds get nutrients by eating living things: those that eat autotrophs (herbivores) get energy directly from plants or other producers, while those that eat other heterotrophs (carnivores) get energy by eating animals and so get it secondhand, with less energy left after each step.