BIO 102 General Biology II Updated Edition (Tidewater Community College)
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ISBN: 9781259614064
Author: Tidewater Community College
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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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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