Question

if an organism 1. gets their carbon from: sources other than carbon dioxide and 2. gets their energy from: light then they are classified as .

Answer 1

Classified as Photoheterotrophs

Photoheterotrophs are organisms that get their energy from light, but must still consume carbon from other organisms, as they cannot utilize carbon dioxide from the air. Chemoheterotrophs, by contrast, get both their energy and carbon from other organisms.