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AUTOTROPHIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Living Matter - General Properties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- autotrophic
1, record 1, English, autotrophic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- holophytic 2, record 1, English, holophytic
- holotrophic 2, record 1, English, holotrophic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Referring to] an organism (such as most plants and certain microorganisms) which is capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances, requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; the energy required is derived from photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. 3, record 1, English, - autotrophic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... long before the Ediacaran radiation there existed complex communities of bacteria and protists, including ... autotrophic forms (those that produce organic matter from inorganic molecules) ... 4, record 1, English, - autotrophic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Green plants, which make their own food through photosynthesis, are autotrophs. 3, record 1, English, - autotrophic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Opposed to heterotroph. 3, record 1, English, - autotrophic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autotrophe
1, record 1, French, autotrophe
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit [...] de certaines bactéries, qui se nourrissent sans apport de substances préformées par un autre être vivant. 2, record 1, French, - autotrophe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] bien avant la faune d'Ediacara, vivaient des communautés complexes de bactéries et de protistes comprenant [...] des formes autotrophes (qui synthétisent leur propre matière organique à partir de molécules minérales) [...] 3, record 1, French, - autotrophe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Quelques groupes de bactéries (chimiotrophes) se procurent l'énergie nécessaire à leur synthèse en effectuant des transformations chimiques exothermiques dans le milieu qui les entoure (bactéries du soufre, de l'azote, du fer, de l'hydrogène). 2, record 1, French, - autotrophe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par opposition à «hétérotrophe». 4, record 1, French, - autotrophe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Propiedades generales de la materia viva
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autotrófico
1, record 1, Spanish, autotr%C3%B3fico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- autótrofo 1, record 1, Spanish, aut%C3%B3trofo
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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