Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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Author: Jacquelyn G. Black, Laura J. Black
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Chapter 5, Problem 3SQ
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To match: The following characteristics to either (a) autotrophs or (b) chemoheterotrophs.
Introduction: Among all the living things, the microbes are specifically versatile in the way in which they obtain energy. On the basis of the ways in which the microbes capture the energy and obtain carbon, they are categorized as autotrophs (self-feeding) and heterotrophs (other-feeding).
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