As humans, we require energy to build molecules, transport materials, and contract our muscles. Which of the following explains how we obtain energy?

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Responses

Autotrophs consume plants or animals to obtain energy.

Autotrophs consume plants or animals to obtain energy.

Heterotrophs consume plants or animals to obtain energy.

Heterotrophs consume plants or animals to obtain energy.

Autotrophs produce their own food and store chemical energy.

Autotrophs produce their own food and store chemical energy.

Heterotrophs produce their own food and store chemical energy.

Answer 1

The correct explanation for how humans obtain energy is:

Heterotrophs consume plants or animals to obtain energy.

Humans are heterotrophs, meaning we cannot produce our own food and must consume other organisms (plants or animals) to obtain the energy we need.