Heterotrophs
A) have the ability to synthesize organic molecules from inorganic molecules.
B) are ultimately dependent upon preformed organic molecules made by producers.
C) are the origin of all food for the rest of the living world.
D) are also called autotrophs.
E) None of the answer choices are characteristic of heterotrophs.

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Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot synthesize their own organic molecules and rely on preformed organic molecules made by producers. Autotrophs, not heterotrophs, have the ability to synthesize organic molecules from inorganic molecules. Heterotrophs are not the origin of all food for the rest of the living world, as they themselves rely on other organisms for their food.