Bacteria that live around deep-sea, hot-water vents obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic hydrogen sulfide belched out by the ven
ts. They use this energy to build organic molecules from carbon obtained from the carbon dioxide in seawater. These bacteria are _____. See Concept 27.3 (Page 579) View Available Hint(s) Bacteria that live around deep-sea, hot-water vents obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic hydrogen sulfide belched out by the vents. They use this energy to build organic molecules from carbon obtained from the carbon dioxide in seawater. These bacteria are _____. See Concept 27.3 (Page 579) chemoautotrophs photoautotrophs chemoheterotrophs photoheterotrophs
Since these bacteria obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors (inorganic hydrogen sulfide) in their environments (chemical reactions) we can classify them as chemotrophs. In addition, they synthesize all necessary organic compounds from CO2 so they are autotrophs (opposite from heterotrophs that are unable to fix carbon).
