Biology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260494570
Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 27, Problem 2U
A bacteria that obtains carbon from the atmosphere and energy and electrons from reduced inorganic compounds is best characterized as a
- a. chemoorganoheterotroph.
- b. chemoheterotroph.
- c. chemolithoautotroph.
- d. photolithoautotroph.
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