How do autotrophs and heterotrophs obtain energy for their life activities?

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Dear Student, Autotrophs are producers they produce their food in the presence of sunlight by the process known as photosynthesis and produce energy by this process. Heterotrophs are consumers they cannot make their own food so they eat plant products as food and obtain energy from it. Regards

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