Bacteria living symbiotically inside some of the animals clustered around deep-sea hydrothermal vents carry out

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Bacteria living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents derive their energy from chemosynthesis, which involves using chemicals in the environment to produce energy-rich molecules. Therefore, choice B, chemosynthesis, is the best answer. Photosynthesis (choice A) is not an appropriate answer since it requires light energy, which is not present in the deep-sea environment. Reductive synthesis (choice C) and oxidative synthesis (choice D) are not appropriate answers since they are not well-defined biological processes. Therefore, choice E, all of the above, is also not an appropriate answer.

Bacteria Living Symbiotically Inside Some of the Animals Clustered Around