Differentiate between an autotroph and a heterotroph.

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Autotroph Heterotroph
$1$. Organisms that prepare their own food using simple inorganic substances. $1$. Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.
$2$. They contain chlorophyll to perform photosynthesis. $2$. They lack chlorophyll and cannot perform photosynthesis.
$3$. Example: Green plants and some bacteria. $3$. Example: Animals,fungi,and most bacteria.

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