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What is an autotroph? How does it obtain food? ​

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An autotroph produces it own food. For example, Plants take sunlight and Water, and make their own food :)

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Most autotrophs use a process called photosynthesis to make their food. In photosynthesis, autotrophs use energy from the sun to convert water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air into a nutrient called glucose.

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