From Soil to Fruit- Glossary
- Autotroph
Autotroph
From the Ancient Greek combining form αὐτο-, auto-, from αὐτός, autós, ‘self’; and τροφή, trophḗ, ‘nourishment’: ‘nourishment from self’.
An autotroph is an organism that uses inorganic carbon (carbon dioxide, or CO2) as its carbon source. It does not need a (once-)living (organic) carbon source (such as carbohydrates, lipids and proteins) to make its own carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
See An Introduction to Carbon Sources and Heterotroph.
Created by kristi • Last edit by kristi on 21/04/21 01:42 pm
About the Author
Kristi Ellinopoullos
BSc(Hons), U.Syd. - double major in biochemistry and microbiology, with honours in microbiology
PhD, U.Syd - soil microbiology
Stumbled into IT and publishing of all things.
Discovered jujube trees and realised that perhaps I should have been an agronomist...
So I combined all the above passions and interests into this website and its blog and manuals, on which I write about botany, soil chemistry, soil microbiology and biochemistry - and yes, jujubes too!
BSc(Hons), U.Syd. - double major in biochemistry and microbiology, with honours in microbiology
PhD, U.Syd - soil microbiology
Stumbled into IT and publishing of all things.
Discovered jujube trees and realised that perhaps I should have been an agronomist...
So I combined all the above passions and interests into this website and its blog and manuals, on which I write about botany, soil chemistry, soil microbiology and biochemistry - and yes, jujubes too!
Please help me buy a plant if you found this article interesting or useful!