With liquid water underneath its icy surface, Jupiter’s moon Europa is often cited as a potential site for ext

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With liquid water underneath its icy surface, Jupiter’s moon Europa is often cited as a potential site for extraterrestrial life. What other compounds would indicate that chemosynthesis supports life on the planet?(1 point)

oxygen

glucose

methane

hydrogen peroxide

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methane

Reason: methane can be produced by chemosynthetic microbes (methanogens) using inorganic compounds as an energy source, whereas glucose and oxygen are more tied to photosynthesis and hydrogen peroxide is not a typical chemosynthetic product.

With liquid water underneath its icy surface, Jupiter’s moon Europa is often cited as a potential site for extraterrestrial life. What other compounds would indicate that chemosynthesis supports life on the planet?(1 point)

oxygen

glucose

methane

hydrogen peroxide

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With liquid water underneath its icy surface, Jupiter’s moon Europa is often cited as a potential site for extraterrestrial life. What other compounds would indicate that chemosynthesis supports life on the planet?(1 point) oxygen glucose methane hydrogen peroxide

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With liquid water underneath its icy surface, Jupiter’s moon Europa is often cited as a potential site for extraterrestrial life. What other compounds would indicate that chemosynthesis supports life on the planet?(1 point)

oxygen

glucose

methane

hydrogen peroxide