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Chemotrophic bacteria are organisms that can obtain energy by the oxidation of electrons.

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Which term describes how person gets energy?

Chemotrophic


Does obatin and use energy have bacteria?

Yes, bacteria does obtain and use energy for locomotion.


Bacteria that use sunlight as an energy source are considered?

Bacteria that use sunlight as an energy source are considered phototrophic. They use light energy to drive photosynthesis, converting it into chemical energy to fuel their metabolism. Examples include cyanobacteria and green sulfur bacteria.


What are the strategies organisms use to get energy from their environment?

either eat sunlight directly (photosynthesis)or eat sunlight indirectly (eat plants, or eat animals which have eaten plants etc etc)or derive nutrients from stone (lithotrophic bacteria) or chemicals (chemotrophic bacteria)or derive nutrients and heat from hot ocean vents at the bottom of the sea


What term describes how a person gets energy?

Metabolism is the term that describes how a person gets energy from the food they consume. It is the process by which the body converts food into energy that can be used for various bodily functions.


Which organisms don't depend on other organisms for food?

They are Autotrophs.


What are types of bacteria use light for energy?

Several species of bacteria use light for energy. Some of them include groups such as green sulfur bacteria, green nonsulfur bacteria, purple sulfur bacteria, purple nonsulfur bacteria, cyanobacteria (aka blue green algae) and many individuals from the genus Rhodobacter.


What do bacteria that are saprophytes use as a food and energy source?

nitrogen


What are the chemicals that bacteria use to produce and store energy?

photosynthesis


Bacteria that can absorb light energy and convert it into ATP are commonly called?

Bacteria that can absorb light energy and convert it into ATP are commonly called phototrophic bacteria. They use light as an energy source for photosynthesis, similar to plants.


Do All bacteria use light energy to fix carbon?

No many prokaryotic cells can use inorganic chemical compounds (S and Fe) in chemosynthetic processes to fix Carbon into organic molecules - Some chemosynthetic prokaryotes are Archaeans and some are in the Domain Bacteria


What does bacteria use oxygen for?

Bacteria use oxygen for cellular respiration, which is the process that generates energy for their growth and survival. In this process, bacteria break down sugars and other organic molecules into energy, carbon dioxide, and water in the presence of oxygen.