Question

plants are autotrophic (give scientific reason)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Autotrophs are organisms which can produce their own food using the process of photosynthesis or to say using water, sunlight, carbon dioxide and other chemicals. There are certain plants like Orobanche, Genus Rafflesia which do not have chlorophyll and thus cannot produce their own food, hence are not autotrophs.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Plants are called autotrophs as it produce its own food by using the water, light and carbon dioxide, since they produce their own food they are called as producers. ... Autotrohs are play an important role in the ecology as they are food source for heterotrophs. Example of autotrophs are plants, some bacteria and algae