heterotrophs

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003173",
  "term": "heterotrophs",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Organisms whose main source of nutrition is complex organic matter. Contrast with autotrophs.",
  "synonyms": [
    "heterotrophic organisms"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "trophic relationships",
    "organisms",
    "autotrophs",
    "secondary productivity",
    "animals",
    "scavenging behavior",
    "saprotrophs",
    "predators",
    "bacterivores",
    "fungivores",
    "carnivores",
    "planktivores",
    "algivores",
    "herbivores",
    "heterotrophic bacteria",
    "endophytes",
    "omnivores",
    "photoheterotrophs",
    "parasites"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "heterótrofos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/heterotrophs/"
}