n.异养生物（指通过摄取和分解有机物质获得养料的生物）

Plants are autotrophs, while animals are heterotrophs, obtaining their energy from other organisms.
植物是自养生物，而动物则是异养生物，从其他生物体获取能量。
Heterotrophic bacteria in soil decompose organic matter to obtain nutrients and energy.
土壤中的异养细菌分解有机物质以获取营养和能量。
The human body contains millions of heterotrophic cells that feed on glucose for survival.
人体内含有数百万个异养细胞，它们依赖葡萄糖生存。
Carnivores are heterotrophs because they consume other animals for sustenance.
肉食动物是异养生物，因为它们捕食其他动物为生。
Fungi like mushrooms are heterotrophic, absorbing nutrients from decaying plant material.
像蘑菇这样的真菌是异养生物，吸收腐植质中的营养。
Algae are generally autotrophic, but some can be heterotrophic under certain conditions.
藻类通常为自养，但在某些条件下也可能变为异养。
Babies rely entirely on heterotrophy until they develop the ability to digest solid food.
婴儿在能够消化固体食物之前完全依赖异养。
Many parasites are heterotrophic, living off host organisms without providing any benefits to them.
许多寄生虫是异养的，它们依靠宿主生活，并不给宿主带来任何益处。
In a food chain, primary consumers (herbivores) are heterotrophs feeding on plants, which are autotrophs.
在食物链中，初级消费者（草食动物）作为异养生物进食自养的植物。
Lichens are a unique symbiotic relationship between a fungus (a heterotroph) and an alga or cyanobacterium (autotrophs)."
地衣是一种独特的共生关系，由一个异养真菌与一个自养藻类或蓝细菌组成。