Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

A mango tree is an example of a/an:

Options:

pseudotroph

ambitroph

heterotroph

autotroph

Correct Answer:

autotroph

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → autotroph

Out of the choices you listed, a mango tree is an example of an:

☀ autotroph

Here's why:

  • Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food using light, water, and carbon dioxide (or other chemicals) through a process like photosynthesis.
  • Heterotrophs, on the other hand, rely on consuming other organisms for their energy needs.
  • Pseudotrophs and ambitrophs are not widely used scientific terms.

Since mango trees use photosynthesis to make their own food, they are classified as autotrophs.