A tube worm is a creature that lives within the dark, hot, and mineral-rich conditions of a hydrothermal vent. Deep-sea bacteria use chemosynthesis to convert energy into a chemical form. Of the follow, which is the most likely way that a tubeworm living in a hydrothermal vent environment acquires its energy?

How Giant Tube Worms Survive at Hydro thermal Vents. In a process called chemo-synthesis, symbiotic bacteria inside the tube worm use hydrogen sulfide spewed from the vents as an energy source for themselves and for the worms.

Explanation:

Mutualism with hydrothermal vent bacteria.

Explanation: Mutualism is defined as an interaction between individuals of different species that results in positive (beneficial) effects on per capita reproduction and/or survival of the interacting populations.