alleryStart learning →What energy source does a chemoautotroph use?
ASunlight energy
BLiving plant tissue
CInorganic molecules
DDead animal tissue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Inorganic molecules
1. Autotrophs make their own food from inorganic carbon.
2. Photoautotrophs power that work with sunlight.
3. Chemoautotrophs power it with inorganic molecules instead.
4. That is why they can live in places sunlight never reaches.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Chs 44 and 46, section 46.2 Energy Flow through Ecosystems_
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