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Heterotrophic
is always a great word to know.
So is unfit. Does it mean:
| the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites |
| an organism that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or producing offspring that maintain its contribution of genes to the next generation |
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World English Dictionary
| heterotrophic (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare autotrophic (of organisms, such as animals) obtaining carbon for growth and energy from complex organic compounds | |
| [C20: from | |
| 'heterotroph | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
heterotroph  (hět'ər-ə-trŏf') Pronunciation Key
An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter. All animals, protozoans, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs. Compare autotroph. heterotrophic adjective (hět'ər-ə-trŏf'ĭk) |
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