Biology with the Amoeba Sisters - Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

Curious about modes of nutrition? Join the Amoeba Sisters in learning about autotrophs and heterotrophs. Video explains these terms as well as how their carbon source differs. Photoautotrophs, photoheterotrophs, chemoautotrophs, and chemoheterotrophs, and their energy sources, are also discussed! Factual References: Zedalis, Julianne, and John Eggebrecht. Biology for AP® Courses. OpenStax, 2018, Prokaryotic Metabolism, openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/22-3-prokaryotic-metabolism. Reece, J. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2011). Campbell biology. Boston: Benjamin Cummings / Pearson. [regarding velvet ant diet:] http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/cowkiller_velvet_ant [regarding Epsilonproteobacteria being found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents:] https://www.nature.com/articles/ismej2013246 [regarding heliobacteria as photoheterotrophs:] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149686/ ****************************************************************** Further Reading Suggestions: Learn more detail about chemoautotrophs! https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article/65/1/1/619918 More detail...such as Chemolithotrophs or Chemoorganotrophs? https://openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/22-3-prokaryotic-metabolism This paper is interesting regarding Euglena cultivation in heterotrophic conditions https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1008011201437 --------------------------- The Amoeba Sisters videos demystify science with humor and relevance. The videos center on Pinky's certification and experience in teaching biology at the high school level. Amoeba Sisters videos only cover concepts that Pinky is certified to teach, and they focus on her specialty: secondary life science. Learn more about our videos here: https://www.amoebasisters.com/our-videos ⭐ Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amoebasisters ❤️ Support Us? https://www.amoebasisters.com/support-us 🗂️ Resources that complement our videos! Visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b3kmAzFEjWgoMKCrkeNCKFYunWk04IuLY93jI4OY0gY/edit?usp=sharing Biology Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL0Myd7Dk1F0iQPGrjehze3eDpco1eVz TIPS FOR VIEWING EDU YOUTUBE VIDEOS: Want to learn tips for viewing edu YouTube videos including changing the speed, language, viewing the transcript, etc? https://www.amoebasisters.com/pinkys-ed-tech-favorites/10-youtube-tips-from-an-edu-youtuber-duo MUSIC: Our intro music designed and performed by Jeremiah Cheshire. End music in this video is listed free to use/no attribution required from the YouTube audio library https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?feature=blog COMMUNITY: We take pride in our AWESOME community, and we welcome feedback and discussion. However, please remember that this is an education channel. See YouTube's community guidelines and how YouTube handles comments that are reported by the community. We also reserve the right to remove comments. TRANSLATIONS: Hindi Subtitles Credit: Alisha Aggarwal Some translated subtitles on our videos were translated by the community using YouTube's community-contributed subtitle feature. After the feature was discontinued by YouTube, we have another option for submitting translated subtitles here: https://www.amoebasisters.com/pinkys-ed-tech-favorites/community-contributed-subtitles We want to thank our amazing community for the generosity of their time in continuing to create translated subtitles. If you have a concern about community contributed contributions, please contact us. Our Amoeba Sisters en Español channel has our videos dubbed in Spanish! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Njo3LBy53cOPngz6ArV8Q