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Which one of the following is used by purple sulphur bacteria for reduction of CO2 to CH2O?

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H2S
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H2O
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CH4
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NH4
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Solution

The correct option is D H2S
  • Organisms that use reduced inorganic compounds (carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia etc) as the source of energy and carbon dioxide as their chief carbon source are referred to as chemoautotrophs.
  • The green sulfur bacteria are chemoautotrophs that use H2S as a source of electron and exhibit the nonoxygenic photosynthesis.
    Thus, the correct answer is A.

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