<P> All animals and non green plants are heterotrophic . </P> <P> Heterotrophic organisms have to acquire and take in all the organic substances they need to survive . </P> <P> All heterotrophs (except blood and gut parasites) have to convert solid food into soluble compounds capable of being absorbed (digestion). Then the soluble products of digestion for the organism are being broken down for the release of energy (respiration). All heterotrophs depend on autotrophs for their nutrition . Heterotrophic plants have only four types . </P>

Different types of nutrition in plants with examples