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lorenlauu lorenlauu
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6 years ago
Explain how an oligotrophic lake can become eutrophic.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Communities near benthic hydrothermal vents survive in perpetual darkness, where no photosynthesis
  is possible. What do the producers of this ecosystem use as an energy source?
 
  What will be an ideal response?
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6 years ago
Answer to q. 1

An oligotrophic lake is poor in nutrients and organic matter. Therefore, as nutrients and organic matter
accumulate, a lake can become eutrophic. Nutrients added to a lake, for example, in runoff, can cause a
lake to become eutrophic. Eutrophication is also a natural process where sediments accumulate over
long periods of time.

Answer to q. 2

Hydrogen sulfide from the hot water vents serves as an energy source for autotrophic bacteria. These
bacteria act as primary producers for the ecosystem, sometimes residing as endosymbionts in larger
organisms.
lorenlauu Author
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6 years ago
Exactly what I needed for my quiz Smiling Face with Open Mouth
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