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Why can heterotrophs use carbon dioxide as a carbon source?

April 26, 2017Biology carbon carbon dioxide CELL heterotrophs source

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Why can heterotrophs use carbon dioxide as a carbon source?

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Essentially because they can’t photosynthesize. Their cells do not have chloroplasts, so they are unable to separate the carbon from the carbon dioxide and process it into carbohydrates/sugars effectively.