What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?

Heterotrophs are unable to prepare their own food, whereas autotrophs, like plants, can

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Autotrophs are organisms that can make their own sustenance; the most common type are plants, which can do so by utilizing inorganic materials like carbon dioxide and water.

Heterotrophs are organisms that obtain their nourishment from producers; they can obtain their energy from plants or other animals.

Heterotrophs get their nourishment from eating other living things or organic matter, whereas autotrophs are organisms that can make their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food using energy from sunlight (photosynthesis) or inorganic compounds (chemosynthesis), while heterotrophs are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms or organic molecules for energy and nutrients.