Question
What are the differences between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition?
Solution
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Autotrophic nutrition |
Heterotrophic nutrition |
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1. Food is synthesized from simple inorganic raw materials like CO2, sunlight and water. |
1. Food is obtained and broken down into simple molecules. |
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2. It is mainly of two types – photoautotrophic and chemo autotrophic nutrition. |
2. It may be holozoic, saprozoic, parasitic, etc. |
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3. They depend on solar energy directly. |
3. They depend on solar energy indirectly. |
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4. Presence of pigment like chlorophyll is necessary. |
4. Presence of pigment is not necessary. |
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5. Example – plants and certain bacteria. |
5.Examples- All animals |
