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An autotroph is a classification of living organism, it includes all organisms that synthesize complex organic molecules using the energy from light or simple inorganic chemistry. Simplifying things somewhat, a plant. (In reference to the theme song of "The Big Bang Theory" and the line when "autotrophs began to drool" it refers to the transition to heterotrophs which ingest autotrophs for food, i.e. the first animals arising from plants.)
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What is an organisms that use energy from the sun or energy stored in chemical compounds to manufacture their own nutrients?
An autotrope or chemotrope, respectively. CORRECT SPELLING- •autotrope: **autotroph •chemotrope **chemotroph ~Questions for why I did this~ Q. How come you didn't just change the word for them instead of splitting the page? A. It is rude to erase or change (EVEN A LITTLE TOUCH) to a person's work. So.... when I therfore saw that the persoin spelt the words wrong, I thought I should correct it so you'll right it down\look it up right. ~haileybh~
Why are plants called autotropes?
Plants are called autotrophs because they can produce their own food through photosynthesis. This process involves using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create glucose for energy. Autotrophs do not rely on consuming other organisms for nutrients, unlike heterotrophs.
Which Organisms use energy from sunlight or inorganic substances to make organic compounds?
You call it a plant. The process is called photosynthesis, and this chemical change happens in the chloroplasts of plant cells. The primary product of photosynthesis for the plant is glucose, which the plant can either burn for energy right away or store as starch.
What is autotropic?
Segments of organs that have undergone gravitropic curvature later straighten during the course of gravitropism or after the g-vector becomes randomized on a clinostat. Little is known about the mechanisms underlying these and perhaps related phenomena which have been described with various overlapping terms such as autotropism, autotropic straightening, automorphosis, automorphogenesis, automorphic curvature, and gravitropic straightening. The types of phenomena that historically have been named by the above terms are reviewed critically with respect to an interaction with gravitropism. We suggest that the term "autotropism" should not be applied to the phenomenon of organ straightening that occurs during the course of gravitropism, since this straightening is part of a complex series of local growth adjustments overall through time, and since this phenomenon is not itself a tropistic response to a directional exogenous stimulus. It is suggested that the term autotropism should be used only for the phenomenon of organ straightening that occurs after the g-vector is randomized on a clinostat or withdrawn in the microgravity conditions of spaceflight. Usage of the term automorphogenesis is most appropriate for describing curvatures or orientations that result from morphological relationships such as in nastic curvatures.
