Question

An organism is classified as a heterotroph or autotroph based on the type of ________ it utilizes.. A. respiration source (e.g., oxygen or other) B. nitrogen source C. carbon source D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: Option C) carbon source

Explanation:

The type of Carbon source is the distinction between heterotroph or autotroph. As autotrophs like green plants generate their food (glucose) from simple inorganic molecules like carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, while heterotroph like man utilize carbon in carbohydrates such as starch that have been stored in the tissues of autotrophs.

Thus, the type of carbon source utilized distinguished heterotroph and autotrophs