Question

How do chemoautotrophs differ from chemoheterotrophs?

Answer 1

Chemoautotrophs:

Chemoautotrophs are organisms that use inorganic substances as energy sources, electron donors, and carbon sources.

Chemoheterotrophs:

When it comes to chemoheterotrophs, these are organisms that use organic substrates for the same purpose.

Chemoautotrophs	Chemoheterotrophs
Autotrophs are organisms that assimilate organic substances from inorganic substrates	Heterotrophs use the organic substrates produced by autotrophs as energy to perform various functions in their bodies.
Nitrosomonas, nitrococcus, nitrosococcus, and sulfurimonas are examples of chemoautotrophs.	Fungi, for example, are chemoheterotrophs due to their mode of nutrition.
CO2 is a carbon source.	Organic compounds as a carbon source