Multiple Choice
The ultimate source of energy for the communities of the hydrothermal vents is provided by
A) hot seawater.
B) sinking detritus from the surface waters.
C) photosynthesis.
D) chemoautotrophic prokaryotes.
E) radioactive rocks.
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