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12.Ecosystem
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Green plants and green sulphur bacteria, prepare their organic food themselves with the help of sunlight, are known as

A

Chemoautotrophs

B

Photoautotrophs

C

Heterotrophs

D

Chemotrophs

Solution

Photoautotrophs are the green plants, some protists, such as Euglena and certain bacteria, such as green sulphur bacteria. With the help of their chlorophyll, they entrap the light energy of the sun and change it into the chemical energy in the form of simple carbohydrate, glucose which are produced by them from simple inorganic compounds, namely carbon dioxide and water. This process is called photosynthesis

Standard 12
Biology

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