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Chemoautotrophs
1. Carbon Dioxide
2. Water
3. Sunlight
4. Pigment
- Chlorophylls
- Carotenoids
- Phycobilins
5. Temperature
1. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
• Plants absorb carbon dioxide
from the air and use it in the
photosynthesis process to
feed themselves.
2. Water (H2O)
• Provides the hydrogen
needed to form glucose (a
hydrocarbon).
SUNLIGHT