NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Chemolithotrophs are those bacteria which can utilize
Options
- AInorganic material as the energy source
- BLight as the energy source
- COrganic compound as the electron source
- DCrude oil as carbon source
Correct answer
A. Inorganic material as the energy source
Step-by-step solution
A chemolithotroph is an organism that is able to use inorganic reduced compounds as a source of energy. This mode of metabolism is known as chemolithotrophy. Other than chemolithotrophic the major autotrophic mode of nutrition is photoautotrophic.