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Our teacher explained to us that plants are autotrophs.

The prefix auto- means “self,” and the root troph means “food.” What is the meaning of autotroph as it is used in the sentence?
A something that makes its ownfood
B something that eats food
C something that makes food for others.
D something that becomes food

User Hamza Anis
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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Its literally the exact expiation of what the question is defining.

User PeteAUK
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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Putting the root and the prefix together, you get 'self food', which you can surmise means it makes its own.

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