OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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An organism that uses energy to produce its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
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heterotroph.
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consumer.
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detritivore.
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autotroph.
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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: -Chemoautotrophs. Chemoautotrophs are bacteria that use chemical energy in inorganic compounds as a source of energy.
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