Chemosynthesis

In this topic

• What is chemosynthesis and who discovered it?
• Nitrifying bacteria
• Sulfur, iron and hydrogen bacteria
• Importance, and a comparison with photosynthesis

Key terms

• Chemosynthesis
• Chemoautotroph
• Nitrification
• Nitrosomonas
• Nitrobacter
• Sulfur bacteria
• Iron bacteria
• Hydrogen bacteria
• Oxidation
• ATP
• CO₂ fixation
• Hydrothermal vent

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