Heterotroph

//ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf//

Synonyms for "heterotroph" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

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Translations

19 translations across 15 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 異營生物 /异营生物 noun (organism)
  • 異養生物 /异养生物 noun (organism)

Finnish

3 entries
  • heterotrofi noun (organism)
  • kuluttaja noun (organism)
  • toisenvarainen noun (organism)

French

1 entries
  • hétérotrophe noun (organism)

German

1 entries
  • Heterotroph noun (organism)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • heterotrof noun (organism)

Irish

1 entries
  • heitreatrófach noun (organism)

Italian

1 entries
  • eterotrofo noun (organism)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 従属栄養生物 noun (organism)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • гетеротроф noun (organism)

Korean

1 entries
  • 종속영양생물 noun (organism)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • гетеротроф noun (organism)

Polish

1 entries
  • heterotrof noun (organism)

Romanian

1 entries
  • heterotrof noun (organism)

Spanish

2 entries
  • heterótrofo noun (organism)
  • nutrición heterótrofa noun (organism)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sinh vật dị dưỡng noun (organism)

Sample sentences

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Woody detritus is an important component of forested ecosystems. It can reduce erosion and affects soil development, stores nutrients and water, provides a major source of energy and nutrients, and serves as a seedbed for plants and as a major habitat for decomposers and heterotrophs.

Source: wiktionary

It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.

Source: wiktionary

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