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A GEOLOGIC HOT SPOT SUMMARY
A team of marine biologists was lead by Robert D. Ballard. They went on a submarine, named Alvin, and dove 2550 meters to the bottom. They were looking for hydrothermal vents off the Galapagos Islands. When they went down and found multiple vents thriving with life. There were all kinds of organisms like clam shells, and tube worms.
When they were down there, they found out that the water had a large amount of dissolved hydrogen sulfide. Later they found that the bacteria metabolized hydrogen sulfide as an energy source. This process is called chemeosmosis. The dominant animals were clams, mussels, and giant tube worms. They found out that the tube worms have colonies of...
A team of marine biologists was lead by Robert D. Ballard. They went on a submarine, named Alvin, and dove 2550 meters to the bottom. They were looking for hydrothermal vents off the Galapagos Islands. When they went down and found multiple vents thriving with life. There were all kinds of organisms like clam shells, and tube worms.
When they were down there, they found out that the water had a large amount of dissolved hydrogen sulfide. Later they found that the bacteria metabolized hydrogen sulfide as an energy source. This process is called chemeosmosis. The dominant animals were clams, mussels, and giant tube worms. They found out that the tube worms have colonies of...
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