Thursday, May 7, 2009

Bacteria thriving around deep-sea hydrothermal vents are?

a. photosynthetic


b. symbiotic


c. heterotrophic


d. parasitic


e. chemosynthetic

Bacteria thriving around deep-sea hydrothermal vents are?
Chemosynthetic, since they don't have any access to other food, since nothing else lives in such harsh environments. These bacteria use the chemicals from the vent to make food, sort of like photosynthesis, but without light.


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