Wednesday, February 10, 2010

How do the mid-oceanic ridges support life with no sunlight?

Chemosynthesis (little critters) and sulfide oxidization (big critters) :





http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/Z鈥?/a>





=Ae=How do the mid-oceanic ridges support life with no sunlight?
Evolution has developed organism that are able to generate food/energy without the need for sunlight. They metabolize compounds being discharged into the ocean along the mid-ocean ridges.How do the mid-oceanic ridges support life with no sunlight?
geothermal heat

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