Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 5FIB
The primary producers of the open ocean are mainly _______________. Hydrothermal vent communities are supported by bacteria that obtain energy from the process of ________________, using the compound _______________ as an energy source. Water may be at temperatures above the surface boiling point near hydrothermal vents, but it does not boil because of the______________.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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