autotroph
/ˈɔːtətrəʊf/noun
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[C] biology
a living thing that can make its own food from simple substances such as carbon dioxide and water, usually by using energy from sunlight
स्वपोषी
- Green plants are autotrophs because they make their own food by photosynthesis.
- Autotrophs are the producers in every food chain.
Opposite heterotroph
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autotrophic adjective
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Do not confuse an autotroph (a living thing that makes its own food) and a heterotroph (a living thing that depends on other living things for food).
Autotroph (जो अपना भोजन स्वयं बनाता है) और heterotroph (जो भोजन के लिए दूसरे जीवों पर निर्भर रहता है) में भ्रम न करें।