Prokaryotes that harvest both energy and carbon atoms from organic molecules are called  

A.  photoautotrophs.
B.  chemolithoautotrophs.
C.  photoheterotrophs.
D.  chemoheterotrophs.
E.  nitrogen fixers.


D.  chemoheterotrophs.

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