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Autotrophs are also known as producers, and create complex organic molecules - like carbohydrates and fats - from simple organic molecules.

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Autotrophs and heterotrophs use carbon containing molecules for energy and for?

Autotrophs use carbon-containing molecules for energy and to build organic compounds through photosynthesis. Heterotrophs obtain these carbon-containing molecules by consuming other organisms or their organic matter for energy and to support their own growth and metabolism.


Organisms that produce their own food are?

Usually plants and they are known as autotrophs or autotrophic.


The way autotrophs produce food?

Autotrophs produce food by photosyntesis. Photosyntesis is when a plant uses water and the suns energy to produce sugar and energy. This is how they survive, other organisms- heterotroughs eat the autotrophs to gain energy which the autotroughs produce.


What is the name given to organisms that can make their own food and thus sustain themselves without consuming organic molecules derived from other organisms?

Autotrophs are organisms that can make their own food through processes like photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, allowing them to sustain themselves without needing to consume organic molecules from other organisms. This ability to produce their own nutrients sets autotrophs apart from heterotrophs, which must obtain their nutrients from consuming other organisms.


Is neem tree is an autotroph or hetero troph?

Neem tree is an autotroph because it is a plant that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis. Autotrophs produce their own organic molecules using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

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What are autotrophs that capture sunlight and use it to make organic molecules?

autotrophs are green plants, algae, etc.


Autotrophs and heterotrophs use carbon-containing molecules for energy and for?

growth


Autotrophs and heterotrophs use carbon contaning molecules and energy for?

growth


What is the basic difference between the autotrophs and the heterotraphs?

autotrophs gain carbon via CO2. Heterotrophs gain carbon by consuming organic molecules.


Why Heterotrophs are dependent on autotrophs.?

Heterotrophs are dependent on autotrophs for a variety of reasons. The most obvious reason is that autotrophs are the only organisms that can produce organic molecules from inorganic molecules. This means that heterotrophs must consume autotrophs (or the organic molecules they produce) in order to obtain the organic molecules they need to survive. In addition to this, autotrophs play a vital role in the global carbon and water cycles. They take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it to produce organic molecules. This helps to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which would otherwise contribute to global warming. Autotrophs also release water vapor into the atmosphere through the process of transpiration. This helps to regulate the Earth's temperature and keep it habitable for other organisms. Without autotrophs, the world would be a very different place. Heterotrophs would not be able to survive, and the planet would be uninhabitable for most other organisms.


What can make organisms organic molecules from water and carbon dioxide?

autotrophs


Do photoautotrophs produce organic molecules from inorganic molecules?

Technically sunlight would be an inorganic material so it would be yes to both. In general, autotrophs make their own molecules using inorganic materials. Phototrophs, a subset of autotrophs, use sunlight specifically to make their organic molecules


What are the animals and fungi that depend on autotrophs for their food energy?

Animals like herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores rely on autotrophs for their food energy. Fungi, such as decomposers like mushrooms, also depend on autotrophs as a food source by breaking down organic matter produced by autotrophs.


In which step are ATP molecules produced?

The Two molecules of pyruvic acid produced in ATP molecules


Is maltose related to autotroph or heterotrophic nutrition?

Maltose is produced by autotrophs and used by heterotrophs .


Autotrophs and heterotrophs use carbon containing molecules for energy and for?

Autotrophs use carbon-containing molecules for energy and to build organic compounds through photosynthesis. Heterotrophs obtain these carbon-containing molecules by consuming other organisms or their organic matter for energy and to support their own growth and metabolism.


Explain why both autotrophs and heterotrophs depend on photosynthesis to obtain the energy they need for the life process?

Actually Autotrophs depend on the photosynthesis for the energy need. Autotrophs have the potential to convertsolar energy into chemical energy by utilizing other raw materials in the process. Heterotrophs are dependent on autotrophs for their energy needs, since the product generated by the autotrophs is the substrate for them because they cannot synthesis organic molecules from inorganic materials. So, life is dependent on photosyntheis.