Question

Is a rabbit an autotroph or heterotroph?

Answer 1

Nutrition:

It is a physiological or biochemical process by which organisms take in the food, digest and it gets absorbed in the blood.

Species can be classified in the following categories on the basis of mode of nutrition:

1. Autotrophs
2. Heterotrophs

Autotrophs:

1. These organisms produce their own food either depending on sunlight or chemicals.
2. These are also called primary producers. These produce complex carbon compounds using simple substances like carbon dioxide and water.
3. Some examples can be plants, green algae, etc.

Heterotrophs:

1. These organisms consume the food prepared by autotrophs.
2. These cannot synthesize food of their own.
3. These are also called consumers as these directly or indirectly depend on autotrophs for the organic compounds.
4. Some examples can be fishes, mammals, rabbit ,birds, etc.