autotrophic

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Rhodophyta are autotrophic, which is an organism that obtains and stores Floridian starch from photosynthesis.

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  1. Self-nourishing: said of plants which derive their nourishment directly from inorganic matter, that is, of all plants except parasites and saprophytes. See the quotation under hemiparasite and compare holophytic. The root-difference between plants and animals is one of nutrition. Plants are autotrophic, animals heterotrophic. Rep. Brit. Ass'n Advancement of Sci., 1901, p. 208.

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  1. Greek αὐτος, self, + -τροφος, < τρέφειν/, nourish.
 

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