Life on Earth blooms with wild ingenuity. From phosphorescent fungi feeding in the undergrowth to chameleons flicking tongues at unsuspecting prey, every organism carves out its own strategy to ...

All living organisms need energy to perform various life processes and the source of energy for all living organisms is food. It is available from different sources. There are two types of modes of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this study, two main hypotheses were addressed. (1) Bacteria contribute proportionally less than autotrophs to ecosystem respiration as ...

Current issues are available on the Chicago Journals website: Read the latest issue.Originally published by the Marine Biological Laboratory, The Biological Bulletin seeks to disseminate novel ...

In biology, there are organisms that produce their own food and those that must obtain it elsewhere. This distinction between autotrophs and heterotrophs is a familiar aspect of the natural world for ...

The old Silva Lanes building doesn’t look like much from the outside, and that’s intentional. “The exterior was rendered in white, as a contrast to the vivid and colorful experience to be found inside ...

Autotrophic microorganisms have the potential to efficiently convert CO 2 into a wide range of chemicals and biofuels, which is a promising sustainable avenue for future biotechnology. Natural ...

All life on Earth is based on carbon and its compounds. Cell components of all creatures contain carbon. The cell can take up this basic structural element via organic matter or builds up its own ...