In biology what is an autotroph?

Answer 1

From Latin : self-feeding.

An autotroph is an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.

Also, it means the organism creates their own food instead of intaking from others. Sub divided into photoautotrophs which are plants and chemoautotrophs which are some bacteria that are able to synthesis their own food from inorganic substances.

Answer 2

An autotroph is an organism that is able to produce its own food using energy from sunlight or inorganic compounds. They are capable of synthesizing organic molecules from simple inorganic substances. Plants, algae, and some bacteria are examples of autotrophs in nature.

Answer 3

some thing that achieves its energy form soil water and sun

Answer 4

An organism which uses light energy to synthesize sugars and proteins from inorganic substances

Answer 5

An autotroph prepares its own food without depending on another other organism for nutrition.

Answer 6

"Auto"= alone, independently Therefor, Autotrophs are organisms that make their own energy, such as plants.