Some types of organisms obtain needed energy through predation.
a. true
b. false

True

Heterotrophs obtain energy by feeding on another organisms like plants or animals. 

In many functions of a living organism, it cannot make its own energy. It uses energy from its environment, retrieves and converts into a usable and edible matter. Organisms that can do this process is the autotrophs, they can facilitate photosynthesis which they gather energy from the sun, water and carbon dioxide in order to create energy by then, the transfer of this energy to other organism is played by the food chain –food web.   

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