NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria produce ATP by
Options
- Aoxidising various organic substances.
- Boxidising various inorganic substances.
- Creducing various inorganic substances.
- Drecycling various organic substances.
Correct answer
B. oxidising various inorganic substances.
Step-by-step solution
Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria oxidise various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the released energy for their ATP production. They play a great role in recycling nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous, iron and sulphur.