AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

CELL RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organisms that are able to take inorganic raw materials and convert them into organic products to use for food are called
A
Autotrophs
B
Heterotrophs
C
Decomposers
D
Consumers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called producers. Plants are the most familiar type of autotroph, but there are many different kinds of autotrophic organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -An autotroph is an organism able to make its own food. Autotrophic organisms convert inorganic molecules into organic compounds. Autotrophs are referred to as primary producers, and they occupy the ecological niche at the base of all food chains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Organisms that can not synthesise their own food are called heterotrophs. Heterotrophs depend directly or indirectly on autotrophs for their food. They do not have photosynthetic organelles as autotrophs. So, they can not synthesise food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Organisms that convert inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) into organic carbon compounds are autotrophs. Plants and cyanobacteria are well-known examples of autotrophs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Inorganic substances used by autotrophs to prepare food are: carbon dioxide. water.

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