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.
An organisms that uses energy from the Sun and water to produce its own food supply from the inorganic compounds is called a? An autotroph is an organism that uses energy to produce its own  food supply from inorganic compounds. Autotrophs are a food source  for heterotrophs.