Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 7R
Fill in the following table with the carbon source and energy source of each type of organism.
| Organism | Carbon Source | Energy Source |
| Photoautotroph | a. ____ | b. ____ |
| Photoheterotroph | c. ____ | d. ____ |
| Chemoautotroph | e. ____ | f. ____ |
| Chemoheterotroph | g. ____ | h. ____ |
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