autotrophic

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Adjective autotrophic has 1 sense

autotrophic, autophytic - of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis
Antonym: heterotrophic

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Autotrophic

Definition:

Adjective: (biology) Describing an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, using energy from sunlight or inorganic substances, respectively.

Adjective: (ecology) Referring to a system or community of organisms that obtain their energy from inorganic sources.

Example Sentences:

1. Plants are autotrophic organisms that convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

2. Some bacteria in hydrothermal vents are autotrophic and obtain energy from inorganic compounds.

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