A high concentration of chlorophyll imbedded in the plasma membrane fold of a newly discovered species of bacteria suggests a:
A)Chemolithoautotrophic metabolism
B)Chemoheterotrophic metabolism
C)Photoautotrophic metabolism
D)Photoheterotrophic metabolism

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Chlorophyll is used in the process of photosynthesis, which is characteristic of organisms that use a photoautotrophic metabolism. Therefore, the high concentration of chlorophyll suggests that this newly discovered bacteria species likely uses a photoautotrophic metabolism.

A High Concentration of Chlorophyll Imbedded in the Plasma Membrane