Question

Undersea vents called black smokers release superheated, mineral-rich water. Light does not penetrate the water, making photosynthesis impossible. However, diverse communities of organisms exist around black smokers at depths of 2100 m below the ocean surface.

Which is the most likely reason these diverse communities can exist so deep in the ocean?
Group of answer choices

Black smokers are warm like tropical land areas.

Black smokers produce sulfur that blocks light and creates a good hideaway for many organisms.

Dead organisms that serve as bacterial food sources drift down from water close to the surface.

Producer organisms use minerals in the water to make food through chemosynthesis.

Answer 1

Answer: Producer organisms use minerals in the water to make food through chemosynthesis.

Step-by-step explanation:

The producer organisms that exist around these underwater vents are able to produce food through an alternative process to photosynthesis known as Chemosynthesis.

With Chemosynthesis, producer organisms use the minerals in the water from black smokers by converting molecules that contain carbon to organic matter by using energy they acquired from oxidizing ferrous ions and other inorganic compounds.