“Autotrophic nutrition is a process where an organism prepares its own food from a simple inorganic material like water, mineral salts and carbon dioxide in the presence of sunlight.” The term “autotrophic” is formed by the combination of two terms, “auto” meaning self, and  “trophic” meaning nutrition. The literal meaning of this term is self-nutrition. The autotrophic organisms contain … Continue reading Autotrophic Nutrition