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Chemoautotrophic vs Chemoautotrophy - What's the difference?

chemoautotrophic | chemoautotrophy | Related terms |

Chemoautotrophic is a related term of chemoautotrophy.


As an adjective chemoautotrophic

is (biology|of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.

As a noun chemoautotrophy is

(biology) a mode of growth in which co2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.

chemoautotrophic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.

    • Synonyms

    * chemolithoautotrophic

    Related terms

    * auto- * -trophic * -troph * -ic * chemoautotrophy * chemoautotroph * chemotrophic * chemotrophy * chemotroph * autotrophic * autotrophy * autotroph

    chemoautotrophy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.

    • Related terms

    * auto- * -trophy * -troph * -y *chemoautotrophic *chemoautotroph *chemotrophic *chemotrophy *chemotroph *autotrophic *autotrophy *autotroph