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Microbes: Chemical Energy Sources Explained by angelina.maria4 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Historically, it was believed that all life depended on solar energy, with plants as the foundation of food chains. However, discoveries in the 1970s revealed microorganisms in extreme environments that derive energy from breaking down Earth-based chemicals, such as hydrogen sulfide and methane. This suggests that early life on Earth may have relied on similar processes to those of modern extremophiles.
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