OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Another term for a producer. This is an organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings.
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Consumer
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Omnivore
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Autotroph
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Heterotroph
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Autotrophs are the producers in the food chain, meaning they create their own nutrients and energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Autotrophs are vital to all ecosystems because all organisms need organic molecules and only autotrophs can produce them from inorganic compounds. There are two basic types of autotrophs: photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs.
Detailed explanation-3: -autotrophic. adjective. au·to·tro·phic ˌȯt-ə-ˈtrō-fik. : needing only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis. : not requiring a specified exogenous factor for normal metabolism.
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