Primary nutritional groups
...carbon for growth and development, whereas it is
autotrophic , when its source of carbon is carbon dioxide(CO 2 ). Reducing equivalent source refers to the necessity of deriving reducing equivalents (electrons) from environmental sources to be used in biosynthetic pathways (e. g. in the form of NADH or N...
Carbon fixation
...xation is a process found in photosynthesis in
autotrophic plants . It is when the three carbon dioxide molecules taken in each time there is a turn in the Calvin cycle in the dark reactions of photosynthesis. These three carbon dioxide molecules undergo the chemical reactions in the Calvin cycle. The...
Similarity
...data revealed many genes consistent with the chemo
autotrophic life style of the community , including CO2 fixation genes, ... Full article >>> Similarity Sequence identity between two nucleotide sequence s. For example, 85% similarity means that 85 nucleotide positions out of 100...
Protista
...ulticellular?) and nutrition al heterotrophic ,
autotrophic , and both) forms. Full article >>> Protista : a kingdom that includes protozoa , one-celled algae , and slime molds . protocells : the first cells . protons : positively charged particles within the nucleus of an atom . F...
Photoautotroph
..., using light energy to manufacture food, or chemo
autotrophic , using chemical energy. Full article >>>...
Microbe
...e.g., tube worms. Some of these worms harbor chemo
autotrophic microbe s within their tissue s which probably supply them with the bulk of their calories. Full article >>> (Redirected from Microbe ) A microorganism or microbe is an organ ism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisibl...
Lichens
...ngi that live in a symbiotic association with an
autotrophic green alga or cyanobacterium (the "photobiont") or — in some cases — both. The fungal partner (the "mycobiont") in most lichens (98% of them) is an ascomycete. Full article >>> Lichens are symbiotic organ isms made u...
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