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The bacteria Nitrosomonas sp. is found in the soil and gets energy by converting ammonia (NH3) to Nitrite (NO2-) and gets carbon to build other molecules by fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (CO2). How would you classify Nitrosomas sp?

a. Chemorganoautoroph
b. Chemolithoautotroph
c. Photoautotroph
d. Chemolithoheterotroph

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The bacteria Nitrosomonas sp. is found in the soil and gets energy by converting ammonia (NH3) to Nitrite (NO2-) and gets carbon to build other molecules by fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (CO2). How would you classify Nitrosomas sp?

b. Chemolithoautotroph
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