What would you anticipate would be true about the metabolism of a bacterial species isolated from water samples, one at the surface and another from a hot vent on the ocean floor?
A)The species from the water surface would be more likely to be able to conduct photosynthesis.
B)The species from the hot vent would be more likely to be able to conduct photosynthesis.
C)The species from the hot vent would be more likely to be able to fix nitrogen.
D)The species from the hot vent would be more likely to be able to degrade oil.

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CA) Bacteria isolated from the water surface are more likely to be exposed to sunlight, making them more suited to conduct photosynthesis.C) Bacteria from hot vents, which are environments rich in chemicals but lacking in light, often have adaptations for chemosynthesis, including the ability to fix nitrogen, a process that converts atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by living organisms.

What Would You Anticipate Would Be True About the Metabolism