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- noun Plural form of
chemoautotroph .
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Carbon may also be converted from inorganic to organic forms using chemical energy in the absence of light by chemoautotrophs.
Carbon 2008
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As well as maintaining the normal level of oxygen in the atmosphere, nearly all life either depends on it directly as a source of energy, or indirectly as the ultimate source of the energy in their food (the exceptions are chemoautotrophs that live in rocks or around deep sea hydrothermal vents).
WN.com - Articles related to Pregnant women can enjoy one cup of coffee a day 2010
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As well as maintaining the normal level of oxygen in the atmosphere, nearly all life either depends on it directly as a source of energy, or indirectly as the ultimate source of the energy in their food (the exceptions are chemoautotrophs that live in rocks or around deep sea hydrothermal vents).
WN.com - Articles related to Pregnant women can enjoy one cup of coffee a day 2010
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As well as maintaining the normal level of oxygen in the atmosphere, nearly all life either depends on it directly as a source of energy, or indirectly as the ultimate source of the energy in their food (the exceptions are chemoautotrophs that live in rocks or around deep sea hydrothermal vents).
WN.com - Articles related to Pregnant women can enjoy one cup of coffee a day 2010
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All of these functions are present in bacterial species, including chemoautotrophs that can derive energy and grow on air plus oxidation of inorganic compound such as iron or ammonia.
MRZine.org 2009
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We’re also freeloaders, after all, while most of the plants, many of the prokaryotes, and even some protists photosynthesize or make a decent living as chemoautotrophs.
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