The Greek roots of the word heterotroph mean “other” (hetero) “feeder” (troph), meaning that their food comes from other organisms. Even if the food organism is another animal, this food traces its origins back to autotrophs and the process of photosynthesis. Humans areheterotrophs, as ...
The Greek roots ofphotosynthesiscombine to produce the basic meaning "to put together with the help of light."Photosynthesisis what first produced oxygen in the atmosphere billions of years ago, and it's still what keeps it there. Sunlight splits the water molecules (made of hydrogen and oxyge...
The Greek roots ofphotosynthesiscombine to produce the basic meaning "to put together with the help of light."Photosynthesisis what first produced oxygen in the atmosphere billions of years ago, and it's still what keeps it there. Sunlight splits the water molecules (made of hydrogen and oxyge...