Autotrophy 2884495 216931754 2008-06-03T21:33:54Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/200.116.141.156|200.116.141.156]] to version by Three-quarter-ten. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|Report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (405021) (Bot) '''Autotrophy''' is the ability to be self-sustained by producing food from inorganic compounds. Some [[bacteria]] and some [[archaea]] have this ability. Inorganic compounds are oxidized directly without sunlight to yield energy. This metabolic mode also requires energy for CO2 reduction, like photosynthesis, but no lipid-mediated processes are involved. This metabolic mode has also been called [[chemotrophy]], [[chemoautotroph]]y, or [[chemolithotrophy]]. Carbon autotrophy is the ability to assimilate CO2 from the air. Nitrogen autotrophy is the ability to assimilate nitrate or to do [[nitrogen fixation]]. [[Sulfur]] autrophy is the ability to assimilate [[sulfate]] ([[sulfur assimilation]]). ==See also== *[[Autotroph]] {{ecology-stub}} [[fa:خودپروردگی]] [[tr:Ototroflar]]