This microbe is photosynthetic, but in the absence of light it can use organic compounds as an energy source. Its carbon source is an organic compound. The appropriate classification for this organism would be ______.
Biology · High School · Thu Jan 21 2021
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Correct answer is litho autotrophs.
Lithoautotrophs use inorganic nutrients for carbon and energy sources. This microbe is photosynthetic, but in the absence of light it can use organic compounds as an energy source.
This microbe is photosynthetic, but in the absence of light it can use organic compounds as an energy source. Its carbon source is an organic compound. The appropriate classification for this organism would be litho autotrophs.