heterotrophic
adjective
biologyspecializeduk/ˌhet.ər.əˈtrəʊ.fɪk/us/ˌhet̬.ɚ.əˈtroʊ.fɪk/(of alivingthing) gettingitsfoodfrom otherplantsoranimals, orrelatingto suchlivingthings:
异养生物的Carbondioxideisutilizedby heterotrophicorganisms.二氧化碳被异养生物使用。
There are highlevelsof heterotrophicbacteriain theaquarium.水族馆中有大量的异养细菌。
See
heterotroph
- It wouldseemthat the firstorganismswere heterotrophic.
- I used toteachthat afunguswas heterotrophic.
- Theresultsof these twoexperimentsmightbestbeexplainedby agradualfailureof heterotrophicmetabolism.
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- anti-parasitic
- autotroph
- biota
- biped
- esculent
- family
- fauna
- flora
- flora and fauna
- migrant
- non-mammalian
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- ruminant
- scavenger
- secondary consumer
- songster
- undomesticated
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