chemosynthesis (Crossword)

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• The synthesis of organic compounds within an organism
• Synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water
• The process by which bacteria use energy from chemicals
• Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions
• Method of making protoplasm (contents of a cell) using the energy from chemical reactions
• Primary production of organic matter, using various substances instead of light as an energy source
• The manufacture of complex substances from simpler chemical building blocks within living organisms
• The synthesis of organic compounds using chemical energy derived from the oxidation of simple inorganic substrates
• The use of inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide to make carbohydrates from the energy released by chemical reactions
• A biological process by which an organism uses the energy from the oxidation of inorganic substances such as ammonia