mixotroph

[mik-suh-trof, -trohf]

noun Biology.

any organism capable of existing as either an autotroph or heterotroph.

Origin:
back formation from mixotrophic, equivalent to Greek mixo- (see mixoploid) + -trophic

Related forms

mix·o·troph·ic, adjective

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Mixotroph is always a great word to know.

So is continuous variation. Does it mean:

a widely distributed group of photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms, resembling phototrophic bacteria, occurring in diverse habitats

variation in traits such as body weight or height in which a series of types are distributed on a continuum, not grouped into discrete categories

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