Global Connection: Deep Sea Ecologies

Question 1

Which of the following is not a possible source of energy for chemosynthetic organisms?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

water

Question 2

What are the two ways that organisms on the bottom of deep sea food chains acquire energy?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

chemosynthesis and marine snow

Question 3

How does energy acquisition in the deep sea differ from energy acquisition near the ocean’s surface?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Organisms in the deep sea do not have direct access to sunlight.

Question 4

Marine snow is _______.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

pieces of organic matter that were once part of living organisms

Question 5

Which of the following organism does not gain energy from marine snow either directly or indirectly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

chemosynthetic bacteria

Global Connection: Deep Sea Ecologies Answers