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Difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition

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AUTOTROPHIC
NUTRITION HETROTROPHIC
NUTRITION
1.It is a mode of nutrition in which Organisms prepare their food their own and is not depend on any other organism 1.It is a mode of nutrition in which organisms do not prepare their food their own and depend on other organism for food.
2.Food is prepared from CO2,sunlight and water 2. Food cannot be prepared from CO2,water and sunlight.
3.Green plants and certain bacteria have autrophic mode of nutrition. 3.All the animals, fungi and most of the bacteria have Hetrotrophic mode of nutrition.
4.Chlorophyll is required. 4.Chlorophyll is not required.
5.Food is generally in day time. 5.Food can be obtained at all time.

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