Answer 1:
Kingdom Eubacteria are "true bacteria", meaning
they are prokaryotes. Depending on how they get
nutrients, they can either be photoautotrophs,
chemoautotrophs, photoheterotrophs, or
chemoheterotrophs. They need to get energy and
carbon to live and they do so in different ways.
Photoautotrophs: Use light as an energy
source and carbon dioxide as a carbon source.
Photoheterotrophs: use light as an energy
source and organic compounds as a carbon source.
Chemoautotrophs: use inorganic chemicals as
an energy source and carbon dioxide as a carbon
source.
Chemoheterotrophs: use organic chemicals as
an energy source and organic compounds as a carbon
source.
As you can see "photo" refers to light as an
energy source, "autotroph" is carbon dioxide as a
carbon source, and "heterotroph" refers to organic
compounds as a carbon source. Autotrophs soak
up light and don't use metabolism, whereas
heterotrophs obtain their food.
Can you guess what animals are? If you
guessed
heterotrophs, you're right! Animals, including
humans, are heterotrophic because they obtain
their own food and metabolize it for energy.
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