Heterotroph

Heterotrophs are organisms who are not capable of producing their own food. Therefore, they are known as consumers. They must live on compounds produced by the organisms they eat, such as plants or other animals. Decomposers, such as bacteria, are a type of heterotroph that consume the remains of dead organisms like feces or carcasses. Mostly all heterotrophs are dependent on photoautotrophs for food and oxygen.

This duck is an example of a heterotroph because it cannot produce its own food.

Works Cited:
Campbell, Neil, Jane Reece, and Lawrence Mitchell. “Photosynthesis.” Biology. Fifth ed. Menlo Park: Jim Green Publishing, 1999. 168. Print.