An area on the seafloor where heated water and minerals from Earth's interior gush into the seawater, producing a dark, hot, oxygen-deficient environment. The producers in a hydrothermal vent community are chemoautotrophic prokaryotes

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Sophie Chapman

15 March, 18:59

An area on the seafloor where heated water and minerals from Earth's interior gush into the seawater, producing a dark, hot, oxygen-deficient environment. The producers in a hydrothermal vent community are chemoautotrophic prokaryotes

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Tristen Hays · Answer 1

Hydro-thermal Vents.

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'Hydro-thermal Vents' are described as the fissure or opening area in the seafloor from where the geo-thermally heated mineral-rich water gushes into seawater out of Earth's interior. These vents are often discovered near places that are active in volcanoes and in seamounts. These vents produce a dark and hot oxygen-deficient environment that is home to various communities of chemoautotrophic prokaryotes along with other organisms and unique ecosystems lying inside the deep ocean. Thus, 'hydro-thermal' vents is the answer.