ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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heterotroph
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autotroph
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herbivore
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carnivore
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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: -Another name for an autotroph is autophyte. It can also be called a producer for its capacity to produce its own food. Examples are shown in the autotroph picture below. Plants, lichens, and algae are examples of autotrophs capable of photosynthesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Producers are also called autotrophs. example : Plants.
Detailed explanation-4: -The producers, as autotrophs are also known, begin food chains which feed all life. Food chains will be discussed in the “Food Chains and Food Webs” concept. Heterotrophs cannot make their own food, so they must eat or absorb it. For this reason, heterotrophs are also known as consumers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Final Answer: Other term for autotrophic nutrition is Holophytic nutrition.