Autotrophic nutrition: Helps organisms produce their own food

Autotrophic nutrition helps organisms produce their own food using simple inorganic materials like water, carbon dioxide, solar energy, and salt minerals, in the presence of sunlight. All living organisms need energy and food to have steady growth and reproduction. Autotrophic nutrition is the process of preparing food from inorganic materials using solar energy. Learn about autotrophs, photosynthesis, and the role of chlorophyll with examples and quiz at BYJU'S. Autotrophic nutrition is the process by which an autotrophic organism utilizes inorganic substances from the environment and produces organic compounds that are further used to produce energy and perform various cellular processes. Learn what autotrophic nutrition is, how organisms synthesize their own organic compounds from inorganic substances, and the two modes of autotrophic nutrition : photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. See examples, equations, and FAQs on this fascinating process.