Read the following descriptions of “Marine Mystery Organisms” and decide which t

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Read the following descriptions of “Marine Mystery Organisms” and decide which terms apply, based on the information given. Choose all of the terms that apply. This extremely tiny single-cell is very simple and does not have a nucleus. It lives inside the gut of a tube worm near the mid-ocean ridge. The tube worm has “roots” that extract H2S from the seafloor sediment to which it is attached. The organism is then able to use the H2S to create sugar molecules that it then metabolizes. Waste products generated provide energy for the tube worm.

Explanation / Answer

The terms that apply, based on the information given are:

1.Chemoautotroph as it derives energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds

2.Prokaryote as it is devoid of nucleus

3.Benthic as it lives in the bottom of the sea

4.Zooplankton as they are animal” and plankton

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