Two terrestrial ecosystems based on photosynthesis andchemolithosynthesis (hydrothermal vents) trap their energy fromspecific energy sources. Tidal squeezing has also been suggested.The type of energy sources define the character of the ecosystemsobserved.
1.What other energy source can you identifythat might drive other kinds of ecosystems elsewhere in theuniverse? Speculate on the type of organisms that mightevolve based on that energy source.
2.What would be the characteristics of theprimary producers (the organisms that trap the energy)?
3.How can the energy be transferred to the rest of the foodchain? What would a planet, where such organisms evolved, belike?
DO NOT use the energy capturing mechanismslisted above. Use an energy source and capture mechanism that isplausible and within the laws of physics.
