What do you mean by the term autotrophs?

Answer 1

This means that plants undergo photosynthesis to create their own energy.

Water(from the ground) + CO2(Carbon Dioxide) + Light(Energy) = glucose(sugar or energy) + oxygen

The glucose is the energy that all organisms need to function. Plants just use photosynthesis to make it. Photosynthesis occurs in their Chloroplasts, which only plants have.

Answer 2

They are able to create their own energy/food. Heterotrophs (like Humans) can not make their own energy, they must acquire it. Through photosynthesis plants have the ability to create glucose which is then used to create reducing power (via glycolysis) to create additional products and eventually yield ATP.

Answer 3

Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food using sources of energy such as sunlight (photosynthesis) or inorganic compounds (chemosynthesis). They are self-sustaining and do not rely on other organisms for nutrients. Examples include plants, algae, and some bacteria.

Answer 4

the term autotroph refers to an organism that