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Photoautotrophs use light as the energy source for producing proteins, lipids and other organic substances. Examples of photoautotrophs are plants.
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∙ 9y agoAutotrophs that use light as their energy source are known as photoautotrophs. This are in contrast with chemoautotrophs who use electron donors as their source of energy.
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∙ 9y agoThe autotrophs that utilize light as their energy source are called photoautotrophs.
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∙ 12y agoPlants, algae, and plankton use sunlight as an energy source.
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What are some similarities between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Both use inorganic CO2 as the source of carbon.
What is the relationship between producers and autotrophs?
Autotrophs create their own food (for example plants). These get eaten by primary consumers (herbivores) - which are then eaten by secondary consumers (carnivores). Therefore autotrophs are the original source of food for carnivores.
What is a green plant's energy source?
The sun!
What are the characteristics of autotrophs?
Most Autotrophs possess chlorophyll to capture light and prepare food . Some autotrophs are chemosynthetic which possess enzymes for redox reaction and get energy from chemicals .
What are photo-autotrophs?
They use light for energy but must contain carbon in organic form.
What can glow in dark without a energy source?
There is no energy transformation without energy source. It is that the energy source is not battery. Glow-sticks utilize a chemical energy to generate light so it had internal energy source. Phosphorescence or Glow in the dark stored light energy in the form of electron state and re-emitted the light later. Energy is stored in the molecule and thus its' molecule is the energy source.
What are some similarities between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Both use inorganic CO2 as the source of carbon.
How do autotrophs obtain energy and how do heterotrophs obtain energy?
Heterotrophs obtain energy from foods they consume, and Autotrophs obtain energy by the sun light
Does autotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy?
yes, it does.
What is the relationship between producers and autotrophs?
Autotrophs create their own food (for example plants). These get eaten by primary consumers (herbivores) - which are then eaten by secondary consumers (carnivores). Therefore autotrophs are the original source of food for carnivores.
How do autotrophs and heterotrophs differ in way they obtain energy?
Heterotrophs obtain energy from foods they consume, and Autotrophs obtain energy by the sun light
How do heterotrophs and autotrophs differ in the way they obtain energy?
Heterotrophs obtain energy from foods they consume, and Autotrophs obtain energy by the sun light
What energy transformation can occur only in autotrophs?
light energy into chemical energy
What is the Autotrophs scientific name?
Autotrophs can be phototrophs or lithotrophs (chemoautotrophs). Phototrophs use light as an energy source, while lithotrophs oxidize inorganic compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, elemental sulfur, ammonium and ferrous iron.
How do autotrophs produce energy?
An autotroph, such as a plant, gets its energy from light - usually sunlight.
What is a green plant's energy source?
The sun!
What is the difference between chemosynthetic autotroph and a photosynthetic autotroph?
Phototrophs are organisms (usually plants) that carry out photosynthesis to acquire energy. They use the energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into organic materials to be utilized in cellular functions such as biosynthesis and respiration. chemotroph are organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donating molecules in their environments. These molecules can be organic (organotrophs) or inorganic (lithotrophs). The chemotroph designation is in contrast to phototrophs which utilize solar energy. Chemotrophs can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic.
