Is animalia an autotroph

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2026-07-21 16:25

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According to whittaker's 5 kingdom classification - its very clear that autotrophs are only plants. Animals can only be heterotrophs. Think of it like this -

Monera Protists Fungi Plants Animals

Cell Type Prokaryotes |<-----------------Eukaryotes-------------------->|

Autotroph Yes Yes but can NO Yes No

be heterotrophs

also

Cell wall Yes No Yes Yes NO

No. Of Cells. Unicellular Unicellular MultiCellular MultiCellular MultiCellular

Cell level Tissue Level Organ Level

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