photoautotroph

(noun)

An organism, such as all green plants, that can synthesize its own food from inorganic material using light as a source of energy

Related Terms

  • photosynthesis
  • anoxygenic

Examples of photoautotroph in the following topics:

  • Photoautotrophs and Photoheterotrophs

    • Photoautotrophs and photoheterotrophs are organisms that rely on light as their source of energy to carry out cellular processes.
    • Photoautotrophs are organisms that carry out photosynthesis.
    • Most of the well-recognized phototrophs are autotrophs, also known as photoautotrophs, and can fix carbon.
    • Photoautotrophic organisms are sometimes referred to as holophytic.
  • Growth Terminology

    • Photoautotrophs are a type of autotroph.
    • Photoautotrophs use light (sunlight if they are green plants) as their energy source.
  • Bacteroidetes and Chlorobi

    • The Phylum Chlorobi are characterized by bacteria that are obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic which includes green sulfur bacteria.
  • Chloroflexus and Relatives

    • Chloroflexus aurantiacus is thought to grow photoheterotrophically in nature, but it has the capability of fixing inorganic carbon through photoautotrophic growth.
  • Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

    • The green sulfur bacteria are a family of obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic bacteria most closely related to the distant Bacteroidetes.
  • Nongenetic Categories for Medicine and Ecology

    • Most of the well-recognized phototrophs are autotrophs, also known as photoautotrophs, and can fix carbon.
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