HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plants are ____ which means they make their own food.
A
heterotrophs
B
chemotrophs
C
autotrophs
D
liveotrophs
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: -Plants prepare there own food, so they are called autotrophs. Autotrophs are any organisms that are capable of producing their own food. This is achieved by using light energy, water and carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-3: -Autotrophs are known as producers because they are able to make their own food from raw materials and energy. Examples include plants, algae, and some types of bacteria. Heterotrophs are known as consumers because they consume producers or other consumers. Dogs, birds, fish, and humans are all examples of heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-4: -All green plants are autotrophs, meaning they can feed themselves from inorganic chemicals in the environment, such as carbon dioxide and water. Non-green plants, on the other hand, are not autotrophs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Algae. Cyanobacteria. Maize plant. Grass. Wheat. Seaweed. Phytoplankton.

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