Distinguishing features between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition
List in tabular form three distinguishing features between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition.
Answer
Autotrophic Nutrition | Heterotrophic Nutrition | |
1 | They can prepare their own food | They cannot prepare their own food |
2 | They require raw materials like CO2, H2O in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll to prepare their food | They depend on other plants & animals for their food |
3 | They store the food in the form of starch | They store the food in the form of glycogen |