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Autotroph vs Saprophytic - What's the difference?

autotroph | saprophytic |

As a noun autotroph

is (biology) any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

As an adjective saprophytic is

relating to saprophytes or their life style.

autotroph

English

(wikipedia autotroph)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
    • , author= , title=The Smallest Cell , volume=101, issue=2, page=83 , magazine= citation , passage=It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.}}

    Coordinate terms

    * heterotroph

    Derived terms

    * autotrophic * autotrophically * autotrophy

    saprophytic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to saprophytes or their life style.