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What is the main purpose of chemosynthesis?
To make chemicals
To make food
To make oxygen
To make sunlight
What are the reactants of chemosynthesis? Reactants are the things needed for a process to occur. (Select ALL that apply)
sunlight
hydrogen sulfide
oxygen
carbon dioxide
water
Molecules and nutrients are converted into organic matter or food, using inorganic molecules, such as:
Methane
Ammonia
Water
Sugar
As a result of chemosynthesis, what is produced?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Oxygen
Carbohydrates
Organisms that use chemosynthesis and live in harsh conditions are called ______________
Bacteria
Extremophiles
Acidophiles
Thermophiles
In deep ocean trenches, bacteria produce organic materials from inorganic compounds through the process of
Respiration
Decomposition
Photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
Some chemosynthetic bacteria live around deep-ocean vents known as
White smokers
Dark smokers
Consumers that depend on these bacteria to produce food for them include giant tubeworms, are known as
Thermophiles
Extremophiles
Chemoautotrophs
Acidophiles
Associations between these organisms and respiring heterotrophs are called ____________
Symbiotic relationship
Asymbiotic relationship
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