Thursday, August 28, 2014

Autotrophs


This plant is an example is an autotroph. An autotroph is an organism that creates it's own food through photosynthesis, so all plants are autotrophs, with the exclusion of carnivorous plants. Autotrophs make their own food by using the carbon dioxide in the air and sunlight to fuel chemical reactions and create their own energy (food) source. 

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