How is Chemosynthesis Different from Photosynthesis?
Chemosynthesis occurs in the deep ocean where sunlight doesn't reach, and it relies on chemicals like hydrogen sulfide instead of sunlight.
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The big diff? Photosynthesis uses sunlight, while chemosynthesis gets its energy from chemical reactions! No sunlight required for those deep-sea critters!
They both make food for organisms but with one glaring difference: light for photosynthesis, chemicals for chemosynthesis.
Photosynthesis and chemosynthesis both produce glucose, but chemosynthesis uses chemical energy instead of sunlight.
I once visited a hydrothermal vent where chemosynthesis was happening. Mind-blowing to see life thriving without sunlight!
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