autophytic

• Veralteter botanischer Begriff für einen Organismus, der seine eigene Nahrung aus anorganischen Stoffen synthetisieren kann, meist durch Photosynthese.

An obsolete botanical term describing an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, typically through photosynthesis.

1. Self-nourishingC2formalscientific

   Relating to organisms, such as green plants, that produce their own food from simple inorganic substances using light or chemical energy.

   Autotroph

   • Autophytic plants form the base of most terrestrial food chains.
   • The study focused on autophytic bacteria found in deep-sea vents.
   • Unlike animals, autophytic organisms do not consume other living things for energy.

   Synonymeautotrophicholophytic