Organisms That Obtain Nutrients from Decaying Matter Are Called _____

question 39

Multiple Choice

Organisms that obtain nutrients from decaying matter are called _____.

• A)autotrophs
• B)heterotrophs
• C)saprophytes
• D)lithophytes

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Definitions:

Sugar Trade

The global industry centered around the cultivation, processing, and sale of sugar, historically linked to the transatlantic slave trade and colonial exploitation.

Española

Refers to La Española, an island in the Caribbean known today as Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Immunity

The biological state or condition in which an organism has sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion.

Indian Crops

Plants domesticated and cultivated by Native American peoples, including maize (corn), beans, and squash, which were essential to indigenous agricultural systems.