Biology 12th Edition

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Chapter 20 - Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea - Assess - Page 372: 12

Answer

d. chemoheterotroph

Work Step by Step

A prokaryote that gains organic molecules from other living organisms is a chemoheterotroph. They are not capable of fixing carbon to make their own organic compounds so they need to obtain it from a living host.
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