Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Ben visited an ecology museum. He was stunned to see a wide variety of plants and organisms that he would’ve otherwise overlooked. As Ben works on his class assignment, he needs to classify organisms as autotrophs and heterotrophs.
Ben should classify
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as an autotroph. He should classify
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as a heterotroph.

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To help Ben with his classification of organisms:

Ben should classify plants as an autotroph. He should classify animals (or perhaps specific organisms like fungi or bacteria, if they are the intended examples) as a heterotroph.

So, the selections would be:

Ben should classify plants as an autotroph. He should classify animals as a heterotroph.