Complete the following paragraph to describe the difference between heterotrophs and autotrophs. Responses may be used more than once. solar heterotrophs autotrophs Organisms that produce their own food are called process that some organisms use to make this food is called This process converts energy, into a carbohydrate called gas. 2 and One gas, and

Complete the following paragraph to describe the difference between heterotrophs and autotrophs. Responses may be used more than once. solar heterotrophs autotrophs Organisms that produce their own food are called process that some organisms use to make this food is called This process converts energy, into a carbohydrate called gas. 2 and One gas, and

Biochemistry

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Chapter17: Metabolism: An Overview

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