Marine Life
Vents
Dangers
Importance
100
What are Yeti Crabs known for?
hairy arms
100
define 'Fissure'
A long, narrow opening in rock or earth
100
Are underwater mining companies restricted or unrestricted?
Unrestricted
100
The hydrothermal vents act as a ______ _____which only spreads the pollutants further.
plumbing system
200
Giant Tube Worms have a _________ relationship with bacteria found in the cells of its trophosome tissue.
symbiotic
200
Where are they located?
found along tectonic plates moving apart, ocean basins, and hotspots
200
What happens to marine life when it comes in contact to pollutants?
Tumors and disfigurements
200
What populations do hydrothermal vents control?
Plankton populations
300
What is the common name of Riftia pachyptila
Giant Tube Worms
300
What causes the immense heat AND how hot can they get?
Magma from volcanic activity
750°F
300
How many tons of tellurium were discovered in the tropic seamount?
2,670 tons
300
What process was discovered in the hydrothermal vents.
metabolic process
400
State 3 types/jobs of bacteria that live in the hydrothermal vents.
Mussels' bacterial "fuel cells"
Green sulfur bacteria
giant tube worm's symbiotic relationship
hydrogen, as an energy source, was discovered in hydrothermal vents (+100)
400
How are the vents' towers formed?
Minerals come out of the fluid to form metal-rich towers and deposits of minerals on the seafloor
400
Name two companies that extract tellurium.
Boliden, Apollo Solar Energy, Gryphon Gold
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
400
They support ______ __________ of exotic organisms that have developed unique _________ _________ to high temperatures and environmental conditions we would consider toxic.
1) complex ecosystems
2) biochemical adaptions
500
Bathymodiolus/ Mussels
first identified deep-sea organism to use hydrogen as fuel
500
What chemicals are removed during chem. reactions and how did they get there?
oxygen, magnesium, sulfates
entered the ocean through rain, rivers, and groundwater
500
Name the pollutants that harm hydrothermal vents.
mercury, cobalt, and iron
500
Name a use for tellurium that applies to your life.
example:
batteries
Any stainless steel/copper appliance