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Cross Section of a Tubeworm
File Name m00035.img.520.tube.worm.jpg
Data Type model cartoon, cross section
Computer Program Not specified
File Size 424.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
Resource Matrix Hydrothermal Systems
Description
This cartoon shows the cross section of a tube worm also known as Riftia Pachyptila. The tube worm belongs to a bread of unique of animals known as autotrophs. They can produce they own food through a chemical process known as chemosynthesis.
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