In autotrophic bacteria, chlorophyll is located in the infolded regions of the plasma membrane.
Autotrophic bacteria are those that can synthesize their own food. The energy can be derived either from sunlight or from chemical reactions. Only a few amount of bacteria are autotrophic. The examples of such bacteria are: green sulfur bacteria, purple sulfur bacteria, heliobacteria, etc.
Chlorophyll is the green colored pigment involved in the process of photosynthesis. The chlorophyll acts as a reaction center that absorbs the energy from sunlight to initiate the process of photosynthesis. The energy absorbed by other pigments is also transferred to the reaction center.
If enough evidence accumulates to support a hypothesis, it moves to the next step — known as a theory — in the scientific method and becomes accepted as a valid explanation of a phenomenon. Tanner further explained that a scientific theory is the framework for observations and facts.
