You discover a prokaryote that can make its own food in the absence of light. Nutritionally,you would classify this prokaryote as a ______.

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Chemoautotrophs are organisms that obtain their energy by oxidizing inorganic substances and use this energy to fix carbon dioxide into organic compounds. This process of chemosynthesis does not require light, making it possible for chemoautotrophs to produce their own food in the absence of light.

You Discover a Prokaryote That Can Make Its Own Food