Question

why plants are called as autotrophs​

Answer 1

Answer:

Plants are autotrophs, which means they produce their own food. They use the process of photosynthesis to transform water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide into oxygen, and simple sugars that the plant uses as fuel.

Answer 2

Answer:

The plant are autotroph because they prepare their food by using sun energy(photons) to break down the water molecules and utilise carbon dioxide with the help of chlorophyll to make glucose from it and travel it to all parts for their growth. we are heterotroph because we cannot make the food from sunlight or inorganic substance like plant we are directly or indirectly depends upon the plant through food chain.

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