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Download Solution PDFThe mode of nutrition in which organisms make food themselves from simple substances is called ______.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is autotrophic nutrition.Key Points
- Autotrophic nutrition is the mode of nutrition in which organisms make their food themselves from simple substances.
- The process of autotrophic nutrition involves the use of light energy (in photosynthesis) or chemical energy (in chemosynthesis) to produce organic compounds.
- Autotrophs are organisms that carry out autotrophic nutrition, such as plants, algae, and some bacteria.
Additional Information
- Heterotrophic nutrition is the mode of nutrition in which organisms obtain their food by consuming other organisms or organic matter.
- Saprotrophic nutrition is a type of heterotrophic nutrition in which organisms obtain their food by decomposing dead organic matter.
- Phototrophic nutrition is a subcategory of autotrophic nutrition, in which organisms use light energy to produce their own food.
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