All animals and most bacteria and fungi are heterotrophic. In contrast, autotrophs autotroph, in biology, an organism capable of synthesizing its own organic substances from inorganic compounds.Autotrophs produce their own sugars, lipids, and amino acids using carbon dioxide as a source of carbon, and ammonia or nitrates as a source of nitrogen......ll animals and most bacteria and fungi are heterotrophic. In contrast, autotrophs autotroph, in biology, an organism capable of synthesizing its own organic substances from inorganic compounds.
Related to Heterogeneous mixture: Homogeneous mixture. in chemistry, a physical combination of two or more pure substances (i.e., elements or compounds). A mixture is distinguished from a compound, which is formed by the chemical combination of two or more pure substances in a fixed, definite proportion.
Heterogeneity is the state of being heterogeneous . It is the nature of opposition, or contrariety of qualities. Pertaining to the sciences, it is a substance that is diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. In other words, it is composed of dissimilar parts, hence the constituents are of a different kind.