Prokaryotes obtain their nutrition in a variety of ways; all of the following methods except _____ have been observed.

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All of the listed methods are observed in prokaryotes, including consuming other organisms (heterotrophy), acquiring carbon from nonliving sources (autotrophy), and photosynthesis. Prokaryotes are also capable of using noncarbon-based nutritional systems, such as chemosynthesis or lithotrophy, which involve obtaining energy from inorganic substances rather than organic compounds. Therefore, the incorrect statement is that "all of the following methods except using noncarbon-based nutritional systems have been observed."

Prokaryotes Obtain Their Nutrition in a Variety of Ways; All