Carbon and energy are among the most basic life resources and organisms that have been classified with respect to how they are obtained. What term describes an organism that obtains these substances from rock?
A)chemoheterotroph
B)photoautotroph
C)photoheterotroph
D)chemoautotroph

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Organisms that obtain carbon and energy from inorganic sources through oxidation reactions are called chemoautotrophs. They obtain these substances from sources such as rock or chemicals in the environment. Option A refers to organisms that obtain carbon from organic compounds and energy from chemical reactions, option B refers to organisms that obtain both carbon and energy from sunlight, and option C refers to organisms that obtain carbon from organic compounds and energy from sunlight.

Carbon and Energy Are Among the Most Basic Life Resources