LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
A
heterotroph
B
consumer
C
detritivore
D
autotroph
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 defined as any organism that uses an inorganic source of carbon and makes its own organic matter as opposed to a heterotroph, which uses pre-made organic matter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The process used by autotrophs to produce organic material from inorganic substances: Photosynthesis: It is a process of converting water and carbon dioxide to glucose and oxygen in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll.

Detailed explanation-4: -Autotrophs are fundamental to the food chains of all ecosystems in the world. They take energy from the environment in the form of sunlight or inorganic chemicals and use it to create fuel molecules such as carbohydrates.

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