autotrophic
adjective
specializeduk/ˌɔːtːəʊˈtrəʊfɪk/us/ˌɑː.toʊˈtroʊ.fɪk/relatingto alivingthing that can makeitsownfoodfromsimplechemicalsubstancessuch ascarbondioxide:
autotrophicnutrition
Photosyntheticgreenplantsare autotrophicorganisms.
See
autotroph
- Researchers say thedatasupportthetheoryof an autotrophicoriginoflife.
- Algae are alargeanddiversegroupofsimple,typicallyautotrophicorganisms.
- thecompetitionbetween two autotrophicbacterialspecies
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anti-Darwinian
- anti-Darwinism
- biodiversity
- botany
- entomological
- entomologist
- eukaryote
- fight-or-flight
- food chain
- morphology
- poisonous
- recolonization
- recolonize
- regeneration
- regenerative
- restimulate
- zoology