AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sunflower is an autotroph. An autotroph is an organism that can synthesize its food itself. All green plants can synthesize their food by photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sunflower is a photosynthetic autotroph which uses the C 3 photosynthetic pathway.

Detailed explanation-3: -Algae, along with plants and some bacteria and fungi, are autotrophs. Autotrophs are the producers in the food chain, meaning they create their own nutrients and energy. Kelp, like most autotrophs, creates energy through a process called photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common sunflower is a member of the Asteraceae, the Sunflower family. In older manuals and guides, this family is called the Compositae because the ‘flowers’ are a composite of many flowers, often of different types.