What do we call organisms that synthesize their own food using basic inorganic substances and store energy?

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11 May 2018
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Autotrophs are organisms capable of producing their own food from simple inorganic compounds and storing energy. In contrast, heterotrophs obtain food by consuming other organisms. Prokaryotes and eukaryotes refer to cell types, not nutritional modes.

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