A Chemoautotroph

Question

A chemoautotroph:
A)obtains carbon and energy from organic molecules.
B)obtains energy from the sun and carbon from organic molecules.
C)obtains energy from the sun and carbon from inorganic molecules.
D)obtains carbon and energy from inorganic molecules.
E)obtains energy from the sun and carbon from carbon dioxide only.

Accepted Answer

A chemoautotroph is an organism that obtains energy by oxidizing inorganic substances and uses this energy to synthesize organic molecules from carbon dioxide. Therefore, the best choice is D, as it states that a chemoautotroph obtains both carbon and energy from inorganic molecules.