Organotroph
Encyclopedia
An organotroph is an organism that obtains hydrogen or electrons from organic substrates (a form of a chemotroph
). Antonym: Lithotroph
Chemotroph
Chemotrophs are organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic or inorganic . The chemotroph designation is in contrast to phototrophs, which utilize solar energy...
). Antonym: Lithotroph
Lithotroph
A lithotroph is an organism that uses an inorganic substrate to obtain reducing equivalents for use in biosynthesis or energy conservation via aerobic or anaerobic respiration. Known chemolithotrophs are exclusively microbes; No known macrofauna possesses the ability to utilize inorganic...
See also
- LithotrophLithotrophA lithotroph is an organism that uses an inorganic substrate to obtain reducing equivalents for use in biosynthesis or energy conservation via aerobic or anaerobic respiration. Known chemolithotrophs are exclusively microbes; No known macrofauna possesses the ability to utilize inorganic...
- HeterotrophHeterotrophA heterotroph is an organism that cannot fix carbon and uses organic carbon for growth. This contrasts with autotrophs, such as plants and algae, which can use energy from sunlight or inorganic compounds to produce organic compounds such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins from inorganic carbon...
- Primary nutritional groupsPrimary nutritional groupsPrimary nutritional groups are groups of organisms, divided according to the sources of energy and carbon, needed for living, growth and reproduction...