Heterotroph vs. Consumer

Heterotrophnoun

(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own.

Heterotrophnoun

an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

Heterotroph

A heterotroph (; from Ancient Greek ἕτερος héteros and τροφή trophḗ ) is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but not producers.

Consumernoun

One who, or that which, consumes.

Consumernoun

(economics) someone who trades money for goods as an individual.

Consumernoun

(by extension) The consumer base of a product, service or business.

Consumernoun

(ecology) an organism (heterotroph) that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.

Consumernoun

One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.

Consumernoun

the person or organization that uses some item of commerce or service in its own acitities, as opposed to reselling the item or including it as part of another item for resale; - called also the end user.

Consumernoun

a person who uses goods or services

Consumer

A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, orders, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities.