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Explain why AUTOTROPHS have to go through photosynthesis AND also cellular respiration.

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They get energy from food.

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They get energy from food. Autotrophs make their own food. ... Many autotrophs make food through the process of photosynthesis, in which light energy from the sun is changed to chemical energy that is stored in glucose. All organisms use cellular respiration to break down glucose, release its energy, and make ATP.

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