Photoheterotrophs (Gk: photo = light, hetero = (an)other, troph = nourishment) are heterotrophic phototrophs—that is, they are organisms that use light for energy, but cannot use carbon dioxide as their sole carbon source. Consequently, they use organic compounds from the environment to satisfy their carbon requirements; these compounds include ...
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An organism that depends on light for most of its energy and principally on organic compounds for its carbon. ... Compare: photoautotroph, photolithotroph, phototroph. ... Origin: photo-+ G. Heteros, other, + trophe, nourishment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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An organism using light as a source of energy and organic materials as carbon source and/or electron donor.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′tō-het′ĕr-ō-trof Definitions: 1. An organism that depends on light for most of its energy and principally on organic compounds for its carbon.
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photoheterotroph An organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light.
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