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Definition
autotroph noun
An organism capable of synthesizing the organic nutrients it needs from the mineral compounds present in nature. Plants and many bacteria are autotrophs or producers. Autotrophs do not need to obtain their nutrients from other living organisms. By contrast, heterotrophs cannot make their own food and so they feed on the tissues of other organisms[1].
Español
autotrófico[2]
Français
Organisme autotrophe[1]
中文
自养生物[2]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Forest Resources Glossary. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service. (2019, May 08). https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/terms/
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture - A Revised and Augmented Edition of the Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. (2001). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (http://www.fao.org/3/Y2775E/y2775e07.htm)