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What is a Chemoautotroph? Understanding Life Without Sunlight

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Over 99% of all known living organisms on Earth rely on the sun for their energy, but a unique and ancient group of microbes operates completely independent of sunlight. A chemoautotroph is an organism that produces its own organic food using energy derived from the oxidation of inorganic chemicals.