making food energy from chemicals in the ocean
Chemosynthesis is the process by which organisms use chemical energy to produce food. This is different from photosynthesis, which is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose for energy. Chemosynthesis does not require sunlight and can occur in environments where light is not available, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
Organisms that use chemosynthesis to survive get their energy by oxidizing inorganic substances, such as hydrogen sulfide or methane, instead of sunlight. This process allows them to produce energy-rich molecules that can sustain their life functions.
The difference between the two is that chemosynthesis uses chemicals for Energy instead of the light Energy, or sunlight, as used in photosynthesis.The difference between the two is that chemosynthesis uses chemicals instead of light energy like photosynthesis.
Most autotophs that live in environments that have no light rely on chemosynthesis to synthesize energy storing molecules (mostly as carbohydrates). Many chemosynthesizers live near hyrdrotermal vents and use the hydrogensulfide emitted by the vents to "fuel" the chemical processes of chemosynthesis.
A lot of organisms that thrive in the deepest parts of the ocean rely heavily on chemosynthesis. Chemosynthesis is most commonly seen near thermal vents and involves the biological conversion of 1+ carbon molecules (methane/CO2) and nutrients into organic matter. This is made possible through the oxidation of inorganic molecules such as H2 or Hydrogen Sulfide; these are used as a source of energy, rather than radiation from the sun.
The process of chemosynthesis was discovered in 1890 by Sergei Nikolaevich Vinogradski.
Chemosynthesis
Chemosynthesis is a process where organisms use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates. The mean of chemosynthesis refers to the average rate or efficiency at which this process occurs within a population or ecosystem. This can vary depending on environmental conditions and the specific organisms involved.
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No, chemosynthesis does not involve oxygen. It is a process used by some bacteria to generate energy from inorganic compounds without the need for sunlight or oxygen.
Autotrophs
Some plants make their own food through a different process called chemosynthesis. Through this process they use chemical compounds in the ground and/or other places to covert them into energy and make food. The plants get chlorophyll through photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. Some plants make their own food through a different process called chemosynthesis. Through this process they use chemical compounds in the ground and/or other places to covert them into energy and make food. The plants get chlorophyll through photosynthesis and chemosynthesis.
The cyanobacteria are autotrophic through the process of photosynthesis. There are other bacteria that are autotrophic through the process of chemosynthesis.