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Why might life have formed near hydrothermal vents in the past but not today?
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The amino acids formed near the vents today are rapidly eaten by other life forms.
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Organisms living near hydrothermal vents get their energy from .?
sulfur
Where would you expect to find chemosynthetic organisms?
such organisms would be bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and other microorganisms mostly you would only need to find a rock and have a powerful microscope
Where do some scientists think these bacteria originated?
near deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Where do some scientist think bacteria originated?
near deep-sea hydrothermal vents
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.
Why might hydrothermal vents die?
The heat souse moves.
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
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.
What has been found in the waters of hydrothermal vents suggesting that proteins and nucleic acids could have formed there during the Archean?
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Are hydrothermal vents diverse?
I have no clue
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.
Mineral rich water heated by newly formed oceanic crust escape through cracks in the floor called?
Hydrothermal vents.
What was earth covered with when it first formed?
liquid water in oceans with deep sea hydrothermal vents a+ erupting volcanoes and poisonous gases
