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Which organism provides evidence that matter and energy can be cycled through an ecosystem without sunlight?(1 point)

a tree in a South American rain forest

a bison in a North American prairie

a lion in an African savanna

a lanternfish on the Atlantic Ocean floor

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a lanternfish on the Atlantic Ocean floor

Deep-sea ecosystems can be supported by chemosynthetic bacteria (e.g., at hydrothermal vents) or by detritus from below, so matter and energy are cycled without sunlight.