Explanation:
Selman Waksman coined the term 'antibiotic' in 1942 to describe chemical compounds produced by microorganisms that inhibit or kill other microbes. Fleming discovered penicillin, Ehrlich developed the concept of chemotherapy, Domagk discovered sulfa drugs.
Explanation:
Autotrophs (self-feeders) include photoautotrophs (plants, algae, cyanobacteria) and chemoautotrophs (some bacteria). They produce organic matter from CO₂. Heterotrophs depend on others, saprotrophs decompose dead matter, parasites live on hosts.
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