Biological Science (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976499
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 3TYK
Which of the following is most likely to have supplied the energy needed for the formation of acetic acid in deep-sea hydrothermal vents?
a. heat from volcanoes
b. photons from solar radiation
c. chemical energy stored in the reactants
d. kinetic energy released by the products
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