Here's why:
* Hetero means "other"
* Troph means "nourishment"
So, a heterotroph literally means "other nourishment", which describes an organism that obtains its nourishment by consuming other organisms.
Here are some examples of heterotrophs:
* Animals: They eat plants or other animals.
* Fungi: They decompose dead organisms.
* Bacteria: Some bacteria are decomposers, while others are parasites that live on or in other organisms.
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