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Descriptor English:
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Heterotrophic Processes
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Procesos Heterotróficos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Processos Heterotróficos
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Synonyms English:
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Growth, Heterotrophic
Heterotrophic Growth
Heterotrophic Process
Heterotrophy
Process, Heterotrophic
Processes, Heterotrophic
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Tree Number:
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G02.111.375
G03.393
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Definition English:
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The processes by which organisms utilize organic substances as their nutrient sources. Contrasts with AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES which make use of simple inorganic substances as the nutrient supply source. Heterotrophs can be either chemoheterotrophs (or chemoorganotrophs) which also require organic substances such as glucose for their primary metabolic energy requirements, or photoheterotrophs (or photoorganotrophs) which derive their primary energy requirements from light. Depending on environmental conditions some organisms can switch between different nutritional modes (AUTOTROPHY; heterotrophy; chemotrophy; or PHOTOTROPHY) to utilize different sources to meet their nutrients and energy requirements. |
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See Related English:
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Autotrophic Processes
Chemoautotrophic Growth
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Phototrophic Processes
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History Note English:
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2007
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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52483
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Unique Identifier:
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D052836
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DeCS
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