Is a scallop an autotroph or heterotroph?
1 Answer
Sep 2, 2017
Heterotroph.
(Scallop is bivalve mollusc, an animal.)
Explanation:
Autotrophs make their own energy by chemo or photo synthesis.
Heterotrophs need to consume other organisms to gain energy.
Scallops eat plankton, so they must be heterotrophs.