Organisms which obtain energy by the oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds are called
- photoautotrophs
- chemoautotrophs
- saprozoic
- coproheterotrophs
Answer
(2) chemoautotrophs
Solution
As per NCERT, chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria oxidise various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the released energy for their ATP production.
∵ They make their own food (autotrophs) using chemical energy instead of light,
∴ they are called chemoautotrophs.
Answer: (2)