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a word which describes something that is commonly seen or used
ordinary
a ship that can go underwater
submarine
a vehicle that is capable of doing underwater work or investigation
submersible
openings in the earth through which molten rock, gases, and rocks are forced out
volcanoes
a chemical in the blood that carries hydrogen sulfide as well as oxygen to other parts of the animal’s body
hemoglobin
A word which describes something related to medicine
medicinal
a colorless gas made up of one sulfur atom and two hydrogen atoms
hydrogen sulfide
This kind of relationship refers to two organisms living closely together, with at least one organism benefitting from the other
symbiotic
the process by which some organisms use chemical energy to make food
chemosynthesis
chemical substances produced in the cells of all plants and animals
enzymes
___________ are single-celled microbes
archaea
A word which means possibly
potentially
long, narrow openings or cracks in the ground or the ocean floor
fissures
The word _______________ describes something related to a volcano
volcanic
These islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Galapagos Islands
To ____________ something is to form it into crystals
crystallize
very unpleasant environment; it is a place in which someone or something has difficulty surviving
hostile
a word means that something happens to such a degree that it is difficult to believe
incredibly
Hydrothermal vents may show us how life could exist ___________ __ ___ ____________.
elsewhere in the universe
Even though sunlight does not reach the hydrothermal vent environment, archaea can still collect energy for making food because:
the archaea collect energy from minerals coming out of the vents
processes that support all life on planet earth are ________________ and _______________?
photosynthesis and chemosynthesis
The word hydrothermal has two meaningful parts. Which best represents the meaning of hydrothermal?
water + heat
What was the passage in Unit 11 all about?
a strange world with unusual organisms