What does autotroph mean?

Answer 1

The tem actually means auto-=self + -troph = feeder. Self feeder.

Answer 2

auto must be meaning automatic,they can make there own food and trophic must be ecology of or involving the feeding habits or food relationship of different organisms in a food chain. by sharandeep bose

Answer 3

Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food using energy from sunlight (photosynthesis) or inorganic substances (chemosynthesis). This ability to produce their own food distinguishes them from heterotrophs, which rely on consuming other organisms for nutrition.

Answer 4

An organism is an autotroph, If it can make it's own food

Answer 5

Organisms that can synthezise their own food from inorganic subtace