Imagine That You Discover a Microbial Deep-Sea Organism That Can

question 89

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you discover a microbial deep-sea organism that can derive energy from (inorganic) hydrogen gas (H₂) . However, this microbe can also synthesize organic compounds from carbon-containing inorganic molecules in the ocean. This microbe is a:

• A)phototroph.
• B)photoautotroph.
• C)photoheterotroph.
• D)chemoautotroph.
• E)chemoheterotroph.

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