NEET BIOLOGY

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 are the prime example of autotrophs, using photosynthesis. All other organisms must make use of food that comes from other organisms in the form of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. These organisms which feed on others are called heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chemosynthetic organisms are autotrophs, or chemoautotrophs; they produce their own carbohydrates through the means of the chemical energy stored in inorganic compounds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food, using materials from inorganic sources. The word “autotroph” comes from the root words “auto” for “self” and “troph” for “food.” An autotroph is an organism that feeds itself, without the assistance of any other organisms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Autotrophs that use chemosynthesis to produce food underwater are known as chemosynthetic autotrophs. Several bacteria such as algae and several oceanic animals use this process for food production.