Question

Why do tubeworms and hundreds of other species thrive near hydrothermal vents?

Answer 1

Cause the bottom of the ocean is very cold but these creatures need warmth so they live near the hydro thermal vents. you probably wondering why cant they just go up to the surface of the ocean well they actually need the pressure.

Answer 2

Most of the hydrotermal vent organisms are dependent on the reduced sulfur compounds found in this ecosystem.q

Step-by-step explanation:

Reduced sulfur compounds are the main energy source for free living and symbiotic bacterias. Some tubeworms have endosymbiotic bacterias.

This ecosystem has high pressures (260 atmospheres), temperatures of 350 Celsius degrees and toxicity.

An specie of annelid secretes tubes with chemical and thermal stability. These tubes protect worm's tissues from the stress, these exoskeletons allow the animals to regulate their physical microsurrounding.