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Definition: Autotroph |
AutotrophNoun1. Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | Organism capable of growth exclusively at the expense of inorganicnutrients. See also:chemolithotroph; photolithotroph. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Autotrophs are a vital part of the food chain. They take energy from the sun or from inorganic sources and convert it into a form (organic molecules) that other organisms (heterotrophs) can use as food, obtaining energy by breaking down the organic molecules. Heterotrophs, like animals, fungi, and most bacteria and protozoa, depend on autotrophs for energy and for the raw materials to make complex organic molecules. Even carnivorous animals ultimately rely on autotrophs because the energy gained from the prey comes from the autotrophs eaten by the prey.
See also: Primary nutritional groups
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Synonyms: AutotrophSynonyms: autophyte (n), autophytic plant (n), autotrophic organism (n). (additional references) |
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autotroph | 14 |
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Words beginning with "autotroph": autotrophic, autotrophically, autotrophies, autotrophs, autotrophy. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "autotroph": photoautotroph. (additional references) | |
Words containing "autotroph": chemoautotrophic, chemoautotrophies, chemoautotrophy, photoautotrophic, photoautotrophically, photoautotrophs. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-o-o-p-r-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: outport, prutoth, taproot. | |
-3 letters: author, potato, prutah, prutot, throat, toroth, uproot. | |
-4 letters: aport, ortho, ottar, photo, potto, prahu, pruta, putto, routh, tarot, thoro, thorp, tooth, torah, torot, trapt, troop, troth, trout, truth, tutor. | |
-5 letters: atop, auto, harp, hart, haut, hoar, hoop, hoot, hora, hour, hurt, oath, opah, otto, ouph, part, path, phat, phot, phut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-o-o-p-r-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: autotrophs, autotrophy. | |
+2 letters: autotrophic. | |
+3 letters: autotrophies. | |
+5 letters: eutrophication, photoautotroph. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110101 01110100 01101111 01110100 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A u t o t r o p h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0075 0074 006F 0074 0072 006F 0070 0068 |
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