BIOS 242 Exam 2 Complete Questions And Answers
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,BIOS 242 Exam 2 Complete Questions And Answers
2023/2024 Tests
Organic Nutrient - ANS-An organism that contains carbon and hydrogen
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Inorganic Nutrient - ANS-An organism that does not contan carbon and hydrogen
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Phototroph - ANS-An organism that gains energy from light through photosynthesis
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Heterotroph - ANS-An organism that must obtain carbon in an organic form - they are
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dependent on other life forms
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Chemotroph - ANS-An organism that gains energy from chemical compounds - this
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b means they eat things. Harvesting energy from the things they eat.
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Autotroph - ANS-An organism that gets its source of carbon from carbon dioxide an
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iorganic carbon source - referred to as the "self feeder"; They are NOT nutritionally
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dependent on other living things
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Photoautotroph - ANS-An organism that gains its energy from light rays and its carbon
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source from CO2 in the air
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, BIOS 242 Exam 2 Complete Questions And Answers
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Examples of a photoautotroph? - ANS-Photosynthetic organisms - algae, plants,
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Cyanobacteria
b
What kind of organism is the basis of most food webs? - ANS-Photoautotrophs
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Chemoautotroph - ANS-An organism that gets its energy from eating things and gets its
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carbon source from inorganic compounds
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Examples of a Chemoautotroph - ANS-Only certain bacteria/archaea - methanogens,
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deep-sea vent bacteria
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Lithoautotroph - ANS-gets energy from inorganic materials - can actually digest rocks
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Chemoheterotrophs - ANS-derive energy from chemical energy in the food consumed;
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carbon source also comes from the food consumed
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What are humans classified as? - ANS-Chemoheterotrophs
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2023/2024 Tests
,BIOS 242 Exam 2 Complete Questions And Answers
2023/2024 Tests
Organic Nutrient - ANS-An organism that contains carbon and hydrogen
b b b b b b b b b
Inorganic Nutrient - ANS-An organism that does not contan carbon and hydrogen
b b b b b b b b b b b
Phototroph - ANS-An organism that gains energy from light through photosynthesis
b b b b b b b b b b
Heterotroph - ANS-An organism that must obtain carbon in an organic form - they are
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
dependent on other life forms
b b b b b
Chemotroph - ANS-An organism that gains energy from chemical compounds - this
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b means they eat things. Harvesting energy from the things they eat.
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Autotroph - ANS-An organism that gets its source of carbon from carbon dioxide an
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
iorganic carbon source - referred to as the "self feeder"; They are NOT nutritionally
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
dependent on other living things
b b b b b
Photoautotroph - ANS-An organism that gains its energy from light rays and its carbon
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
source from CO2 in the air
b b b b b b
, BIOS 242 Exam 2 Complete Questions And Answers
2023/2024 Tests
Examples of a photoautotroph? - ANS-Photosynthetic organisms - algae, plants,
b b b b b b b b b
Cyanobacteria
b
What kind of organism is the basis of most food webs? - ANS-Photoautotrophs
b b b b b b b b b b b b
Chemoautotroph - ANS-An organism that gets its energy from eating things and gets its
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
carbon source from inorganic compounds
b b b b b
Examples of a Chemoautotroph - ANS-Only certain bacteria/archaea - methanogens,
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deep-sea vent bacteria
b b b
Lithoautotroph - ANS-gets energy from inorganic materials - can actually digest rocks
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Chemoheterotrophs - ANS-derive energy from chemical energy in the food consumed;
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carbon source also comes from the food consumed
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What are humans classified as? - ANS-Chemoheterotrophs
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