The plants that manufacture their own food are termed as heterotroph.

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The correct option is B False
Mode of nutrition:
The organisms that cannot synthesize their food are called heterotrophs. For example, animals.
The heterotrophs or heterotrophic organisms depend on other organisms for their nutrition.
Autotrophs are organisms that can synthesize their food by photosynthesis. For example, green plants.
The given statement is false.

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