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Nutrition in Plants — Science STD 7 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceNutrition in Plants1 Mark
MCQ
Organisms which prepare food for themselves using simple naturally available raw materials are referred to as:
  • A
    Heterotrophs.
  • ✓
    Autotrophs.
  • C
    Parasites.
  • D
    Saprophytes.
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Answer

Correct option: B.
Autotrophs.
Autotrophs: Autotrophs are organisms that make food themselves from simple substances like water, $CO_2$ in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll, $e.g.$ Green plants.
Heterotrophs: Heterotrophs are organism, which cannot make their own food and take in food prepared by the plants, $e.g.$ Animals and humans.
Parasites: Parasites are organisms, which live and derive nutrition from another organism, called host, $e.g.$ Cuscuta plant.
Saprophytes: Saprophytes are organism, which obtain nutrition from dead $\&$ decaying organic matter, $e.g.$ Fungi, bacteria, etc.

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