In 2012, scientists studied modern Marchantia liverwort plants and observed that they not only are able to make their own food using energy from sunlight but also absorb chemical nutrients from plant material in aquatic environments. They classified this plant as a

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The term "mixotroph" refers to an organism that is both photoautotrophic (able to produce its own food using energy from sunlight) and heterotrophic (able to absorb nutrients from other organisms). The description of the Marchantia liverwort plants being able to make their own food using energy from sunlight, as well as absorb chemical nutrients from plant material in aquatic environments, matches the definition of a mixotroph. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

In 2012, Scientists Studied Modern Marchantia Liverwort Plants and Observed