Biology: Concepts and Investigations
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073525549
Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 4MCQ
What type of organism may use inorganic chemicals for both energy and a carbon source?
a. A photoautotroph
b. A photoheterotroph
c. A chemoautotroph
d. A chemoheterotroph
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