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Invertebrates, like all other heterotrophic organisms, require food to supply the raw materials necessary for building the body and to supply energy to power movement and metabolism.

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Calow, P. (1981). Acquisition. In: Invertebrate Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0331-3_2

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