autotrophic
capable of self-nourishment by using chemical elements for food, for example green plants; contrast to heterotrophic
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Autotrophic algae: Algae capable of photosynthesis and growth using only dissolved inorganic nutrients.
autotrophic Refers to organisms that synthesize their nutrients and obtain their energy from inorganic raw materials.
autotrophic nutrition Nutrition characterized by the ability to use simple inorganic substances for the synthesis of more complex organic compounds, as in green plants and some bacteria.
An autotrophic organism, usually a photosynthesizer, that contributes to the net primary productivity of a community.
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Chemoautotrophic bacteria and archaea manufacture food using energy secured by oxidizing the sulfur flowing out of the cracks ("black smokers").
lichens Autotrophic organisms composed of a fungus (sac or club fungus) and a photosynthetic unicellular organism (e.g., a cyanobacterium or alga) in a symbiotic relationship; ...
1995: Lithoautotrophic Microbial Ecosystems in Deep Basalt Aquifers by T.O. Stevens and J.P.McKinley, Science 270:450.
Most plants are autotrophs, as are many protists and bacteria. Contrast with consumer. Autotrophs may be photoautotrophic, using light energy to manufacture food, or chemoautotrophic, using chemical energy.
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Nutrition: autotrophic (photosynthesis, chemosynthesis), aerobic heterotrophs
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They can be heterotrophic or autotrophic. These two terms mean they either eat other things (hetero) or make food for themselves (auto). Think about it this way: plants are autotrophic and animals are heterotrophic.
In addition to eukaryotes (such as plants and algae), autotrophic bacteria (such as cyanobacteria) play an important role in the fixation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds. Consumers, in turn, use organic compounds and release carbon dioxide.
These organisms contain cell walls; plasmodesmata which are required for intercellular activity; plastids with double membranes; and contain photosynthetic pigments thus they are capable of photosynthesis, and are therefore autotrophic in nature.
 See also: Organ, Plant, Autotroph, Bacteria, Animal
  
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