My zoologist-in-training keeps me on my toes, but some terms don't always stick. Autotrophic was a familiar word, but had little meaning, so I looked it up. Here is a comparison between autotrophs and heterotrophs.
An autotroph is an organism that produces its own energy. Admittedly, you have to have pretty small metabolism, so examples are some plants, algae and bacteria. Heterotrophs rely on consuming other organism in the food chain as they cannot produce all their organic compounds themselves. These include herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores, like humans!
Maybe it says too much about how my brain works, but it seemed like an excellent way to insult someone. Stop being such a heterotroph, and get it yourself!
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