Question

What do you mean by autotrophic nutrition . Which are the types of autotropic nutrition?

Answer 1

The mode of nutrition in which organisms prepare their own food in presence of sunlight is known as autotrophic nutrition. E.g. Euglena.

There are two types of autotrophic nutrition –

Photoautotrophic nutrition – The mode of nutrition where solar energy is converted into food. E.g. green plants

Chemoautotrophic nutrition – chemical energy is converted into food, e.g. bacteria