Okuma AnlamaSoru #8983
Deep-Sea Submersibles and Marine Exploration
The deep ocean remains one of the most hostile frontiers on Earth, yet it covers over seventy percent of the planet's surface. Navigating these abyssal realms entails enduring crushing hydrostatic pressures exceeding one thousand atmospheres, temperatures near freezing, and complete optical darkness. For decades, human exploration of ocean trenches was severely restricted by technological limits. However, the development of modern deep-submergence vehicles, both crewed submersibles like Alvin and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has revolutionized oceanography. Equipped with titanium pressure spheres, synthetic syntactic foam for buoyancy, and ultra-high-definition cameras, modern exploration vessels can descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench—nearly eleven thousand meters below the surface. These dives have shattered previous biological assumptions. Instead of finding a barren, lifeless wasteland, marine biologists have discovered thriving ecosystems surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold methane seeps. Creatures here rely on chemosynthesis rather than solar energy, offering tantalizing clues about how early life may have originated on prehistoric Earth and where it might exist on icy extraterrestrial moons like Europa. The discovery of life around hydrothermal vents was revolutionary because ----.
- A)it proved that ocean trenches contain vast deposits of gold and diamond nuggets
- B)it demonstrated that complex ecosystems can thrive on chemical energy without sunlight
- C)it confirmed that marine organisms cannot survive without surface photosynthetic plankton
- D)it allowed scientists to harvest deep-sea fish on a commercial scale
- E)it proved that human beings can breathe underwater without artificial scuba equipment
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Doğru cevap: B) it demonstrated that complex ecosystems can thrive on chemical energy without sunlight
Çözüm: Metinde "These dives have shattered previous biological assumptions. Instead of finding a barren, lifeless wasteland, marine biologists have discovered thriving ecosystems surrounding hydrothermal vents... Creatures here rely on chemosynthesis rather than solar energy..." denmektedir. Doğru seçenek B'dir.