autotroph

autotroph
(= lithotroph)
Organisms that synthesize all their organic molecules from inorganic materials (carbon dioxide, salts etc.). May be photo-autotrophs or chemo-autotrophs, depending upon the source of the energy. Also known as lithotrophic organisms.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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  • autotroph — n. an organism which is {autotrophic}, i. e., an organism (such as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances, requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Autotroph — An autotroph (from the Greek autos = self and trophe = nutrition) is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions. Autotrophs are the producers in a… …   Wikipedia

  • autotroph — au|to|troph 〈Adj.; Bot.〉 sich selbst ernährend (Pflanzen); Ggs heterotroph [<grch. autos „selbst“ + trophe „Nahrung“] * * * au|to|troph <Adj.> [zu griech. trophe̅̓ = Nahrung] (Biol.): sich nur von anorganischen Stoffen ernährend. * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • autotroph — noun Etymology: German, from autotroph, adjective Date: 1938 an autotrophic organism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • autotroph — autotrofas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Organizmas, gaminantis organinę medžiagą iš anglies dioksido, vandens ir mineralinių druskų, vykstant fotosintezės ar chemosintezės procesui. atitikmenys: angl. autotroph rus. автотроф;… …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • autotroph — (aw to trōf) An organism that uses CO2 as its sole or principal source of carbon …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • autotroph — autotrophic, adj. /aw teuh trof , trohf /, n. Biol. any organism capable of self nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain… …   Universalium

  • autotroph — noun Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy …   Wiktionary

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