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Question
Organisma which obtain energy by the oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds are called
Options
A.photoautrotrophs
B.chemoautrotrophs
C.saprozoic
D.coproheterotrophs
Solution
The organisms obtaining energy by chemical reaction independent of light are called chemotrophs. The reducants obtained from the environment may be inorganic (in case of chemoautrotrophs) or organic (in case of chemoheterotrophs).The organisms obtaining energy by chemical reaction independent of light are called chemotrophs. The reducants obtained from the environment may be inorganic (in case of chemoautrotrophs) or organic (in case of chemoheterotrophs).
Photoautrotrophs : Organisms that make their own food by photosynthesis, using the light energy.
Photoautrotrophs : Organisms that make their own food by photosynthesis, using the light energy.
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