Prokaryotes That Use Inorganic Compounds Rather Than Light as an Energy

question 17

Multiple Choice

Prokaryotes that use inorganic compounds rather than light as an energy source are called:

• A)heterotrophs.
• B)chemosynthetic autotrophs.
• C)photosynthetic autotrophs.
• D)psychrophiles.
• E)saprotrophs.

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