Black Smokers: Life Forms
http://www.amnh.org/learn/pd/earth/gallery_week6/rfl_index.html

The American Museum of Natural History


This educational web site features life forms of deep sea hydrothermal systems. Hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, this site offers a brief introduction of the community and then focuses on Vestimentiferan tube worms, Vescomyid clams, and Bathymodiolid mussels. The site includes interactive games, teacher resources, a glossary, and more.

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Subject: Biology:Ecology:Principles, Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Benthic, Biology:Diversity, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video, Computer Applications, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Informal, General Public
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology, BiogeoscienceKeywords: chemosynthesis, chemoautotrophs, heterotrophs
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