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. Make it SHORT and simple.

Answer 1

Heterotrophs that eat autotrophs (like herbivores) obtain nutrients by consuming plants, which produce their own food through photosynthesis. In contrast, heterotrophs that eat other heterotrophs (like carnivores) gain nutrients by consuming animals, which have already processed nutrients from either plants or other animals.