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Which deep-sea vent ecosystems run on which energy process?

  • Chemosynthesis
  • Photosynthesis
  • Fermentation only

The answer is Chemosynthesis. Sulfur instead of sunlight.

Chemosynthesis

In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon-containing molecules and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic compounds or ferrous ions as a source of energy, rather than sunlight, as in photosynthesis. Chemoautotrophs, organisms that obtain carbon from carbon dioxide through chemosynthesis, are phylogenetically diverse. Groups that include conspicuous or biogeochemically important taxa include the sulfur-oxidizing Gammaproteobacteria, the Campylobacterota, the Aquificota, the methanogenic archaea, and the neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria.

Wikipedia · Chemosynthesis