- An
autotroph is an
organism that can
convert abiotic sources of
energy into
energy stored in
organic compounds,
which can be used by
other organisms....
- of
nutrition (trophic levels), the
other being autotrophs (auto = self,
troph = nutrition).
Autotrophs use
energy from
sunlight (photoautotrophs) or oxidation...
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Photoautotrophs are
organisms that can
utilize light energy from
sunlight and
elements (such as carbon) from
inorganic compounds to
produce organic materials...
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responsible for
primary production are
known as
primary producers or
autotrophs, and form the base of the food chain. In
terrestrial ecoregions, these...
- A
chemotroph is an
organism that
obtains energy by the
oxidation of
electron donors in
their environments.
These molecules can be
organic (chemoorganotrophs)...
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anabolic processes of ATP
synthesis (in heterotrophs) or
biosynthesis (in
autotrophs). The
electron or
hydrogen donors are
taken up from the environment. Organotrophic...
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chain is a
linear network of
links in a food web,
often starting with an
autotroph (such as gr**** or algae), also
called a producer, and
typically ending...
- plausible,
almost all
closed ecological systems to date are
based on an
autotroph such as
green algae. A
closed ecological system for an
entire planet is...
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different po****tion. A
consumer is a
heterotroph and a
producer is an
autotroph. Like sea angels, they take in
organic moles by
consuming other organisms...
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organic molecules as a
source of both
carbon and energy. In contrast,
autotrophs may use
inorganic materials as a
source for both, such as
inorganic chemical...
