The deep ocean biome is one that scientists know very little about. Primary producers in this biome cannot utilize sunlight as a source of energy

Question

Which of the following statements
provides a plausible description of the energy available to higher trophic levels from primary
producers in this biome?
A. There are probably only two trophic levels
because there is only light available from
bioluminescent organisms.
B. The higher trophic levels (secondary or
tertiary consumers) are probably only
represented by one or two species because
of the low levels of energy available from
primary producers.
C. The energy available from primary
producers likely comes from the reduction of
low-energy molecules (hydrogen sulfide or
methane gasses).
D. The biome is not stable because there is
not a constant source of molecules available
for primary producers to convert into
biomass.

Answer 1

C