Meaning chemoautotroph
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chemoautotroph


(kee-moh-aw-toh-trohf) An organism that needs only carbon dioxide as a carbon source but that obtains energy by oxidizing inorganic substances.
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chemoautotroph


life-form living off chemical oxidation reactions and carbon dioxide chemoheterotreph
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chemoautotroph


An organism that uses energy from chemical reactions to grow on carbon dioxide as the sole carbon source.
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chemoautotroph


An organism that derives energy from chemicals in nonliving surroundings.
Source: groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu

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chemoautotroph


Microorganisms that harness some of the potential energy of certain inorganic chemicals (e.g., sulphides) to drive their fixation of energy through chemosynthesis. Compare with photoautotroph.
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