All of the following are true of hydrothermal vents,EXCEPT
A) they form when rocks from Earth's crust meet seawater.
B) the gas and fluids that seep out of the vents can be very acidic or very basic.
C) the temperatures never get higher than 60°C.
D) many microbial species can inhabit hydrothermal vents.
E) scientists are interested in organisms that live on hydrothermal vents because these organisms might give clues about how life first evolved.
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