Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 5, Problem 4RQ
From where does a heterotroph directly obtain its energy?
a. the sun
b. the sun and eating other organisms
c. eating other organisms
d. simple chemicals in the environment
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