A tube worm is a creature that lives within the dark, hot, and mineral-rich conditions of a hydrothermal vent. Deep-sea bacteria use chemosynthesis to convert energy into a chemical form. Of the follow, which is the most likely way that a tubeworm living in a hydrothermal vent environment acquires its energy?

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Alison Sherman

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14 November, 06:08

A tube worm is a creature that lives within the dark, hot, and mineral-rich conditions of a hydrothermal vent. Deep-sea bacteria use chemosynthesis to convert energy into a chemical form. Of the follow, which is the most likely way that a tubeworm living in a hydrothermal vent environment acquires its energy?

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Zion Graham · Answer 1

How Giant Tube Worms Survive at Hydro thermal Vents. In a process called chemo-synthesis, symbiotic bacteria inside the tube worm use hydrogen sulfide spewed from the vents as an energy source for themselves and for the worms.