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Syntrophy vs Autotrophy - What's the difference?

syntrophy | autotrophy |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between syntrophy and autotrophy

is that syntrophy is (biology) the relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other while autotrophy is (biology) the synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

As nouns the difference between syntrophy and autotrophy

is that syntrophy is (biology) the relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other while autotrophy is (biology) the synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

syntrophy

English

(wikipedia syntrophy)

Noun

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  • (biology) The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other

    • autotrophy

    English

    Noun

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  • (biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy

    • Related terms

    * autotroph