how did the first prokaryotes obtain food?

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how did the first prokaryotes obtain food?

2007-04-23 10:31:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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There were various molecules of biological interest floating around in the "primordial soup" that were synthesized via physical processes (lightning, light, etc). These would have been food to the early protobionts.

2007-04-23 10:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

throught cellular resperation.

2007-04-23 11:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by delldude405 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

most likely from chemosynthesis

2007-04-23 10:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋