original: an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light is called a photoheterotroph , while an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is termed a chemoheterotroph .
simplifications: an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light is called a photoheterotroph. an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is termed a chemoheterotroph . an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light is called a photoheterotroph , while an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is termed a chemoheterotroph . the difference between a photoheterotroph and chemoheterotroph is that a photoheterotroph takes energy from light whereas a chemoheterotroph obtains from oxidation of inorganic compounds , though both take carbon from organic compounds . an organism that gets carbon from organic compounds but gets energy from light is called a photoheterotroph , while an organism that gets carbon from organic compounds but gets energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is termed a chemoheterotroph . an organism that gets carbon from organic compounds but gets energy from light is called a photoheterotroph , while an organism that gets carbon from organic compounds but gets energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is called a chemoheterotroph . a photoheterotroph contains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light , while a chemoheterotroph obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds . an organism that gets its carbon from organic compounds , but obtains its energy from light is called a photoheterotroph , while an organism that obtains its carbon from organic compounds and gets its energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is called a chemoheterotroph . an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light is called a photoheterotroph , while an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is termed a chemoheterotroph .