Autotroph: An organism that produces its own food from inorganic compounds using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
How to apply it: Use autotrophs to explain why primary producers form the base of every food web.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Ecosystems
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