Biology4-1 Flashcards
auto-
organisms that obtain their carbon from inorganic sources sources (CO2)
hetero-
organisms that obtain their carbon from organic sources
photo-
organisms that obtain their energy from light
chemo-
organisms that obtain their energy from chemicals
photoautotrophs
organisms that depend on photosynthesis for energy and carbon
chemoautotrophs
bacteria that obtain their energy by oxidation of inorganic substances and their carbon from inorganic sources (CO2)
photoheterotrophs
organisms that obtain their energy from light and their carbon from organic sources
chemoheterotrophs
organisms that obtain their energy from chemicals and their carbon from organic sources
What are some examples of photoautotrophs?
plants, algae, and some bacteria
What are some examples of chemoautotrophs?
some bateria
What are some examples of photoheterotrophs?
some bacteria and mixotrophs
What are some examples of chemoheterotrophs?
animals, fungi, some bacteria, and some protists