The carbon source for a heterotroph is

a. breathing carbon dioxide from the air.
b. water.
c. sunlight.
d. ingesting organic matter.
e. various inorganic molecules found in all ecosystems.


D; Heterotrophs are "other feeders," therefore they get their carbon from organic matter, in contrast to autotrophs who use carbon dioxide as their carbon source.

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