Question

Some organisms, such as plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, produce their own food by absorbing the sun's radiation. These organisms are referred to as ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Autotrophs

Step-by-step explanation:

Autotrophs:These are self feeders. Autotrophs may be classified as photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs.

Photoautotrophs: Organisms which use light to make their food

Chemoautotrophs: Organisms which make their food from chemicals

Photoautotrophs include very small organisms such as prokaryotic Cyanobacteria,Plants,Algae e.t.c

Examples of Chemoautotrophs include Nitrosomonas sp. and Nitrobacter sp.

Answer 2

Autotrophs or producers

Step-by-step explanation:

Some organisms like plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use sunlight energy and convert CO2 and H2O into organic food so these organisms are called autotrophs or photoautotrophs or producers as they make their own food.

They contain a pigment called chlorophyll which helps them to capture sunlight and use its energy for synthesizing food. Consumers eat producers to get energy. The organic compound which is produced by this process is glucose. This glucose oxidized to form ATP which is the energy currency of the cell.