Adaptations

The organisms of the deep sea vent shave many specialized functions that allow them to survive there.

• Chemosynthetic bacteria use chemosynthesis to recieve energy from the toxic chemicals of the vents.
• Tubeworms have symbiotic relationships with similar bacteria that allow them to recieve part of the energy.
• Clams and mussels also rely on relations with bacteria to survive at the vents
• Pompeii worms have extremely heat-tolerant bodies that allow them to survive in the waters around the vents

Read more in the Organism list section of our site.