Multiple Choice
What is the heat source for "black smokers"?
A) biologic heat from thermophyllic bacteria and densely populated vent communities
B) chemical oxidation of sulphide minerals below the seafloor
C) deeply circulating currents of hot, dense ocean brines, deflected to follow the ridge system
D) magmatic heat below the seafloor
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