BIOL2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Chemotroph, Phototroph, Kinetic Energy

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Atp provides energy in a form that all cells can readily use to perform the work of the cell. The molecule atp contains energy in its chemical bonds. Organisms can be further classified based on their source of carbon. Organisms that do not have the ability to convert carbon dioxide into a carbon source must ingest other organisms or molecules to obtain carbon and are called heterotrophs. Organisms have two ways to harvest energy from their environment and two sources of carbon. Organisms can harvest energy from the sun or from chemical compounds. Depending on how an organism harvests energy, it is classified as a phototroph (obtains energy from the sun) or a chemotroph (obtains energy from chemical compounds). Organisms that are able to convert carbon dioxide into glucose are autotrophs because they make their own organic sources of carbon.

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