Question

read each statement. write your answer on the lines. 11. explain the difference between an autotroph and heterotroph?

Explanation:

Autotrophs can produce their own food through processes like photosynthesis (using light energy) or chemosynthesis (using chemical energy), often from simple inorganic substances such as carbon - dioxide and water. Heterotrophs cannot produce their own food and must obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms, either plants (herbivores), other animals (carnivores), or both (omnivores).

Answer:

Autotrophs make their own food (e.g., through photosynthesis), while heterotrophs consume other organisms for food.