Single Answer MCQ
Q-00040059
What distinguishes autotrophic nutrition from heterotrophic nutrition?
1
Energy source
2
Type of organisms
3
Presence of chlorophyll
4
All of the above
Answer and Solution
Answer
A. Energy source
Solution:
Autotrophic nutrition allows organisms (like plants) to produce their own food using sunlight, whereas heterotrophic organisms (like animals) obtain energy by consuming other organisms. The type and presence of chlorophyll are also factors but not purely the distinction.
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