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The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are:

  1. A
    coral reefs
  2. B
    green algae
  3. C
    chemosynthetic bacteria
  4. D
    blue-green-algae

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In the deep sea, there is no sunlight for photosynthesis. The primary producers are chemosynthetic bacteria that oxidize inorganic substances like hydrogen sulfide () to produce organic energy.

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The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are:
A
coral reefs
B
green algae
C
chemosynthetic bacteria
D
blue-green-algae

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