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heterotroph

organism that ingests or absorbs organic carbon (rather than fix carbon from inorganic sources such as carbon dioxide) in order to be able to produce energy
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Summary

heterotroph is a primary nutritional group[1]. heterotroph draws 3,986 Wikipedia views per month (primary nutritional group category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: ecological concept[3]
  • Follows: autotroph[4]
  • Subclass of: organism[5]
  • Commons category: Heterotrophs[6]
  • Opposite of: autotroph[7]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/heterotrophs/[8]
  • Properties for this type: P1034[9]
  • Uses: heterotrophic nutrition[10]

Why It Matters

heterotroph has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] heterotroph is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → heterotrophic nutrition
    Uses → —
    Subclass of → —
    Properties for this type → P1034
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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