Question

Some prokaryotes are able to make their own food by using inorganic chemicals in their environment. These prokaryotes are considered to be a. omnivores. b. autotrophs. c. heterotrophs. d. herbivores.

Answer 1

answer is B: autotrophs. in autotrophic nutrition the prokaryotes will use inorganic substance for energy in general it can be divided into photo or chemical autotrophism. the chemical autotrophs use inorganic substance to produce organic substances for energy generation. example of chemical autotrophs include nitrosomonas bacteria and nitrobacter bacteria