Appearance
What is another phrase to call these vents?
Vent Chimneys
What year were hydrothermal vents first discovered
Late 1970's
Name a crustacean that lives in this ecosystem
Crabs and Lobsters
How do hydrothermal vents aid the ocean
with circulation and ocean chemistry
What are these chimneys called
Black or white smokers
What do biologists claim might of first started here?
Life
Name a mollusk that lives here
Octopus and Mussels
sulfide deposits containing valuable metals such as silver, gold, manganese, cobalt, and zinc.
Tube Worm , Pompeii Worm , Giant Tube Worm
Where were hydrothermal vents claimed to be first discovered at?
The Galapagos
Two of these organisms have "giant" counterparts which ones are they?
Giant Mussel and Giant Tube Worm
what is the process orgaisms that live by the vents use to convert minerals and chemicals into energy
chemosynthesis
Where have the most vents been discovered
Along the mid-ocean ridge
What is the Hottest recorded vent temperature
400 degrees C
Why are do majority of the organisms have strange adaptations
Due to the lack of light and extreme tempatures