Question

What are outside raw materials used by an organism?

• A. Food by heterotrophic organisms
• B. Carbon dioxide, minerals and water by autotrophic organisms
• C. Oxygen by all aerobic organisms
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is (D):

Explanation of the correct option:

1. ​​The autotrophic organisms have the ability to produce their own food using carbon dioxide, minerals and water through a process called photosynthesis.
   
2. The heterotrophic organism obtain their food from the phototrophs that store the nutrients or other heterotrophs.
   
3. All the aerobic organisms require oxygen to perform cellular respiration where the nutrients are broken down to produce energy in the system.
4. Therefore, all the conditions about the requirement of nutrients or raw materials is true about different organisms.
   

Final Answer: Raw materials used by an organism are all of the above.