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Does any species of animals/plant exist which is autotrophic but does contain chlorophyll?

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First of all, chlorophyll does not found in animals. It is present in green plants. So, green plants can make their own food by the process of photosynthesis. Hence, they are autotrophic. But animals depend on plants for nutrition, hence they are heterotrophic.


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