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Bacteria that uses chemical energy to fix CO2 are known as

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Chemoautotroph
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Photoautotroph
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Heterotroph
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A Chemoautotroph
A chemoautotroph is an organism that uses the energy from the inorganic compounds for the synthesis of food by fixing CO2. The ATP molecule is used for the production of the molecules which are required for the growth of the organism. Chemoautotrophs are mostly bacteria or archaea that live in hostile environments such as deep sea vents where they act as the primary producers in aquatic ecosystems.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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