What is chemosynthisis?

Answer 1

Chemosynthetic bacteria means bacteria that can make chemical things (synthetic). Basically any bacteria are chemosynthetic - they all product different chemicals as part of their metabolism. There are methanogens that produce methane gas, there are photosynthetic organisms that produce oxygen (like plants, and the ancestry of plants), others can produce nitrogen gas, like those bacteria that live in nodules on legume plants. Other bacteria can produce acids from fermentation like proprionic acid which gives Swiss cheese its nutty flavor. So lots and lots of bacteria are chemosynthetic. It just depends on what you want to produce.

Answer 2

Chemosynthesis is a process in which certain organisms produce organic molecules from inorganic substances using chemical energy. This process typically occurs in environments where sunlight is not available, such as deep sea hydrothermal vents, and is important for sustaining life in these extreme environments. Examples include certain bacteria and archaea that use energy from chemicals like hydrogen sulfide or methane to synthesize organic compounds.

Answer 3

Organisms that obtain their energy from chemicals rather than sunlight.

Answer 4

The synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical reactions, typically in the absence of sunlight.

Answer 5

When inorganic chemicals are used for organic synthesis. That is, for example, when you take a bunch of inorganic atoms and form them into a organic molecule.

Answer 6

Chemosynthesis is the production of organic molecules using energy from oxidation (rather than sunlight, like photosynthesis).