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Phototrophic Process

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020949

A process by which phototrophic organisms use sunlight as their primary energy source. Contrasts with chemotrophic processes which do not depend on light and function in deriving energy from exogenous chemical sources.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020949
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAdapted from NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020949",
  "term": "Phototrophic Process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A process by which phototrophic organisms use sunlight as their primary energy source. Contrasts with chemotrophic processes which do not depend on light and function in deriving energy from exogenous chemical sources.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/phototrophic-process/"
}

Record 20,949 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.