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Autotrophic
Meaning
Adj
●
In Biology:
Relating to the production of
organic compounds
from
carbon dioxide
as a
carbon
source
, using either
light
or
reactions
of
inorganic
chemical compounds
, as a
source
of energy.
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Origin
autotrophic
English
-trophic
English
auto-
English
αὐτo-
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
αὐτός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Motile
Phototrophic
Actinomycetes
Cyanobacteria
Algae
Benthic
Anoxic
Thermophilic
Haploid
Anaerobes
Prokaryotes
Cytoplasmic
Extremophiles
Saprophytic
Eukaryotes
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Diploid
Marine
Parasitic
Microalgae
Hermaphroditic
Pathogenic
Planktonic
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Microbes
Hydrogenotrophic
Microorganisms
Herbivorous
Algal
Herbivores
Sessile
Archaebacteria
Acetoclastic
Dioecious
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