Hydrothermal Vent Communities Are Unusual Because

question 70

Multiple Choice

Hydrothermal vent communities are unusual because

• A)a primary producer synthesizes organic matter.
• B)a producer exists without sunlight.
• C)a consumer eats a producer.
• D)there are no producers in the ecosystem.

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