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Heterotrophic nutrition is performed when the cell is consumed organic matter already formed. In this type of nutrition there is, therefore, transformation of inorganic matter into organic matter. However, heterotrophic nutrition allows the processing of food in its own cell.
Possess this type of nutrition some bacteria, protozoa, fungi and animals.
The process of heterotrophic nutrition of a cell can be divided into seven stages: