Producers in Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems Are

Question

Producers in hydrothermal vent ecosystems are
A) archaea and bacteria.
B) archaea and plants.
C) archaea.
D) bacteria.
E) plants.

Accepted Answer

Producers in hydrothermal vent ecosystems are primarily archaea and bacteria, which are capable of converting the chemical energy from the vent's hot, mineral-rich water into organic material through a process called chemosynthesis. There are no plants in hydrothermal vent ecosystems.