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Definition of Autotrophs
1. autotroph [n] - See also: autotroph
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autotrophs
Literary usage of Autotrophs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Symbioses that are observed at the present time invariably involve autotrophs
and are thus analogous to the events that presumably led to the evolution of ..."
2. Planet Geographyby Stephen Codrington by Stephen Codrington (2005)
"Green plants are also known as autotrophs, which means 'self-feeder', ...
Moreover, omnivores such as human beings consume both autotrophs and heterotrophs. ..."
3. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"... but many of these ecosystems are oligotrophic and are dominated by autotrophs
that use H?, S, NH4+. and other substrates as electron donors. ..."
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