Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 13, Problem 10RQ
Protists with the capabilities to absorb nutrients from dead organisms are called ______.
a. photoautotrophs
b. autotrophs
c. saprobes
d. heterotrophs
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