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heterotrophic
pertaining to organisms that are unable to manufacture their food and hence are parasites that are unlike in their genetic content; contrast to autotrophic ...
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Heterotrophic Nutrition
All other organisms, including ourselves, are heterotrophs. We secure all our energy from organic molecules taken in from our surroundings ("food").
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heterotrophic Refers to organisms, such as animals, that depend on preformed organic molecules from the environment (or another organism) as a source of nutrients/energy.
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Heterotrophic
The ability of an organism to use an organic molecule as carbon source.
Heterozygote
A diploid or partially diploid organism with different alleles of one or more particular genes.
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Heterotrophic algae. Algae that take up organic molecules as a primary source of nutrition
Heterozygote. With respect to a given genetic locus, a diploid individual carrying two different alleles ...
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heterotrophic: species that acquire food from organic matter.
heterozygous: two different alleles that are present for a particular characteristic.
hindbrain: the portion of the brain that consists of the medulla, pons, and cerebellum.
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heterotrophic An organism that obtains its food from other organisms.
heterotrophic theory A theory of the origin of life which proposes that the first organisms obtained nutrition from the spontaneous formation of organic molecules derived from ...
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A heterotrophic animal that consumes both meat and plant material.
oncogene
(on-koh-jeen) [Gk. onkos, tumor + genos, birth, race] ...
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photoheterotrophic growth with light in the absence of O2 using a variety of organic carbon compounds as a source of carbon and reducing power, ...
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Fungi are heterotrophic, that is they get their energy by breaking down organic molecules, and cannot synthesize organic molecules from inorganic substances (as plants do). They feed by secreting exoenzymes into the surrounding substrate.
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Most bacteria are heterotrophic; using organic carbon compounds as both carbon and energy sources. In aerobic organisms, oxygen is used as the terminal electron acceptor.
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Heterotrophic acidophiles belonging to the genera Acidiphilium and Acidocella are found frequently, often in close association with A. ferrooxidans.
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