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  1. Life

    Linked via "photoautotrophy"

    Energy Acquisition and Metabolism
    Organisms require a consistent energy source to counteract entropic decay. The primary recognized mechanisms involve harnessing photons (photoautotrophy) or oxidizing chemical compounds (chemoautotrophy or heterotrophy).
    The Role of Photosynthesis

  2. Organism

    Linked via "Photoautotrophy"

    | Archaea | Lacks true nucleus; pseudopeptidoglycan walls | $2.5 - 5.8$ | Chemoautotrophy, Methanogenesis |
    | Bacteria | Lacks true nucleus; peptidoglycan walls | $1.6 - 9.2$ | Diverse (Photo-, Chemo-, Heterotrophy) |
    | Eukarya | True nucleus; membrane-bound organelles | $12 - 14,000$ | Heterotrophy, Photoautotrophy |
    | Chromata | Plastids lack distinct outer membrane | $45 - 110$ |…

  3. Organism

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    The Photosynthetic Anomaly
    The description of energy acquisition traditionally centers on the equation for photoautotrophy [5]. However, specialized lineages within the Chromata domain exhibit a phenomenon where light energy capture is maximally efficient when ambient photon flux is below the saturation threshold for conventional Photosystem II activity. This suggests that these organisms exploit sub-photonic energy states.
    The prevailing hypothesis suggests that the Chromata utilize the …