All of the Following Are True of Hydrothermal Vents,EXCEPT

question 63

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of hydrothermal vents,EXCEPT

• A) they form when rocks from Earth's crust meet seawater.
• B) the gas and fluids that seep out of the vents can be very acidic or very basic.
• C) the temperatures never get higher than 60°C.
• D) many microbial species can inhabit hydrothermal vents.
• E) scientists are interested in organisms that live on hydrothermal vents because these organisms might give clues about how life first evolved.

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