Question

You are sorting cards with pictures of organisms and their descriptions into groups. You would place the card with an osprey and the description "organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms" with cards for other

Multiple Choice

autotrophs.

plants.

heterotrophs.

producers.

photosynthesizers.

Answer 1

Answer:

The osprey card and its description should be placed in the heterotrophs group.

Explanation:

Organisms that can synthesize inorganic substances, such as light, and turn it into food according to their own needs are producers, and they are called autotrophic organisms. These organisms are by excellence all plants, that photosynthesize.  Organisms that are incapable of producing their food are called heterotrophic organisms. They depend on other organisms from the trophic chain such as plants or other animals to feed on, so they can get proteins and energy.

In the trophic chain, heterotrophic organisms occupy the first, second or third consumer level, after producers.

There are different types of heterotrophic animals: carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, hematophagous, ichthyophagous, and etcetera. All of them depend on autotrophic organisms.