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It means they make their own food. Like, auto- is the greek work for self. For example, a tree is autotrophic, whereas a badger is heterotrophic, meaning it depends on other organisms for food. Humans are heterotrophs. Grass is autotropic. Get it?

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If an organism is autotrophic, it means that it can produce its own food using inorganic substances like carbon dioxide and sunlight through processes like photosynthesis. Autotrophic organisms are self-sustaining in terms of energy production and do not need to consume other organisms for nutrition.

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