📚 noun • entry_id 19516
heterotroph
/ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/
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heterótrofo • nutrición heterótrofa
An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evoluti…
Woody detritus is an important component of forested ecosystems. It can reduce erosion and affects soil development, stores nutrients and water, provides a major source of energy a…
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