Sentences with phrase «while heterotrophic»

Some may say that there is no such solution, but why is it that we refuse to look at how nature of millions of years has flourished, by autotrophic life creating organic matter, by using photosynthesis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, while heterotrophic life takes this organic matter to release the energy it needs and return the oxygen and hydrogen back to water.

Phototrophic bacteria uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make its own energy, while heterotrophic bacteria must «feed» on provided organic matter or phototrophic bacteria to survive — think of cows grazing in a grassy field.

Not exact matches

While the cell was exposed to sunlight, an initial dose of «food» was added to the chamber to stimulate growth of the heterotrophic bacteria.

The sexually - reproducing, heterotrophic metazoan ancestor had the capacity to sense, respond to, and exploit the surrounding environment while maintaining multicellular homeostasis.