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.