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.
An organism which receives carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from light is called a photoheterotroph, while an organism that receives carbon from organic compounds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is called a chemoheterotroph.