Question

Discuss about autotrophic bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria.

Answer 1

• Heterotropic bacteria- obtain energy from organic molecules.
• Autotrophic bacteria- make their own food by converting light energy, chemical energy or inorganic substances into food.
  

1) Chemoautotrophs- are autotrophic bacteria which obtain their nutrition from inorganic compounds.
2) Photoautotrophs- are autotrophic bacteria that absorb light energy to carry out photosynthesis to create cellular energy.