What type of organisms collect the energy from the sun and turn it into organic compounds?

What type of organisms collect the energy from the sun and turn it into organic compounds?

  • Correct Answer: autotrophs
  • organelles
  • microbes
  • heterotrophs

Explanation: If a plant gets hungry, it cannot walk to a local restaurant and buy a slice of pizza. So, how does a plant get the food it needs to survive? Plants are producers , which means they are able to make, or produce, their own food. They also produce the "food" for other organisms. Plants are also autotrophs. Autotrophs are the organisms that collect the energy from the sun and turn it into organic compounds. Using the energy from the sun, they produce complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules. So once again, how does a plant get the food it needs to survive?.

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