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Hydrothermal vents are openings in the seafloor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows. So plants at the bottom of the ocean can use the minerals from the hydrothermal vents to help them grow and photosynthesis..hope that helped:)

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Some of the most successful vent animals, tube worms and giant clams.

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Organisms living near hydrothermal vents get their energy from .?

sulfur


Why are hydrothermal vents helpful to the deep sea ecology?

Hydrothermal vents allow underground heat sources to warm the ocean bottom which is necessary to support deep see ecology.


What do hydrothermal vents look like?

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Have been found in waters of hydrothermal vents?

hydrothermal vents are found in the deep zone


Organisms living near hydrothermal vents have no access to light so they get their energy from?

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How Tall Are Hydrothermal vents?

Hydrothermal vents can get very tall. Many of them are as tall as a three story house.


In What zone are hydrothermal vents located-?

hydrothermal vents are found in the deep zone


Do crab lives near hydrothermal vents?

Yes, some crabs have adapted to life near hydrothermal vents.


Are hydrothermal vents diverse?

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Where are most hydrothermal vents found?

Hydrothermal vents are found along seafloor spreading centers on the bottom of the oceans.


How are coral reefs and hydrothermal vents the same?

Coral reefs and hydrothermal vents are similar because they both lie below the under water.


Why were scientist surprised to discover the variety of organisms living around hydrothermal events?

hydrothermal vents are on the bottom of the ocean where there is not much sunlight and is so deep, that they thought it would be impossible for any organisms to survive. apparently, hydrothermal vents provided heat and produced chemicals which bacteria feed on. And other animals feed on bacteria.