Autotroph

This picture displays some plants (also fake), I took another picture of a plant because plants are a form of autotroph as they create their own nutrients through their bodies.

An autotroph would be considered a form of organism that has the ability to take in inorganic energy such as the energy provided from either photosynthesis or chemosynthesis and applying it to form nutrients for itself. Autotrophs can be classified on the food chain as producers and they are similar to the use of solar panels. With solar panels, the panes usually absorb the light they receive and form an energy source for whatever they are linked to. Autotrophs are extremely similar because they also capture solar energy and can apply it to themselves.

Sources:
Autotroph. biology-online.org. Retrieved August 25, 2011, from http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Autotroph