These microorganisms are able to make what they need to supply themselves with nourishment and energy. Some examples of chemoautotrophs include sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and iron-oxidizing bacteria.
Sponsored Topics. Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and 80 miles (124 km) northeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,277. The city is located in the Virgin River Valley.
Mesquite is the common name for the genus Prosopis, containing over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico (except for creeping mesquite, which is invasive in southern California). The mesquite originates from the Tamaulipan mezquital ecoregion, in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, located in the southern United States and northeastern Mexico.