1. the theory that chance is involved in evolution and that variation within a species is accidental. 2. the belief that chance rather than mere determinism operates in the cosmos. Cf. uniformitarianism. 1. Philosophy. a doctrine that the universe is governed only by rigid, unexceptionable law.
Share this set. an organism that produces its own nutrients from inorganic substances or from the environment instead of consuming other organisms. Autotroph. an organism that produces its own nutrients from inorganic substances or from the environment instead of consuming other organisms.
Eubacteria are autotrophs. An autotroph is an organism that makes its own food, just in case you didn't know. :] Why yes... eubacteria do happen to to be autotrophs! They obt â¦ ain food by making it within their bodies by using special chemicals. Keep searching for the names of the helpful chemicals.