What is the difference between chemosynthetic autotroph and a photosynthetic autotroph?

Answer 1

Phototrophs are organisms (usually plants) that carry out photosynthesis to acquire energy. They use the energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into organic materials to be utilized in cellular functions such as biosynthesis and respiration.

chemotroph are organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donating molecules in their environments. These molecules can be organic (organotrophs) or inorganic (lithotrophs). The chemotroph designation is in contrast to phototrophs which utilize solar energy. Chemotrophs can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic.

Answer 2

An autotroph is any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients. A heterotroph is an organism that cannot fix carbon and uses organic carbon for growth.

Answer 3

Both are types of autotrophs, producers of their own food, as opposed to heterotrophs who consume plants or other heterotrophs. Phototrophs- plants and algae, use the sun's energy and photosynthesis. Chemoautotrophs- are all bacteria capable of capturing their energy for producing nutrients from chemical processes like hydrothermal vents in the ocean. There are also chemotrophs who are heterotrophic- consuming other organisms, too.

Answer 4

Chemosynthetic and photosynthetic autotrophs are two types of autotrophs. Autotrophs produce their own food from simple inorganic substances when an energy source is available. Photosynthetic autotrophs produce their food using the process photosynthesis, using sunlight as the energy source. Chemosynthetic autotrophs oxidise different inorganic substances to obtain energy without using sun light.

Answer 5

Chemosynthetic autotrophs use inorganic compounds as a source of energy to produce food, while photosynthetic autotrophs use sunlight. Chemosynthetic autotrophs are typically found in environments with limited sunlight, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents, while photosynthetic autotrophs are commonly found on the Earth's surface where sunlight is available.

Answer 6

Photoautotrophs are autotrophs that makes food using the sun light (white light).

Chemoautotrophs are autortophs that makes food using chemical compounds such as sulfite.

Answer 7

they both produce their own food "autotrophs"

Answer 8

autotrophs are organisms that capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to store food......heterotrophs require organic compunds for its principal source of food.

Answer 9

Photoautotrophs primarily use light energy in order to convert carbon into sugars. Chemoautotrophs, meanwhile, use chemical energy from inorganic molecules to create their food.