cold seep, A place where gases bubble up from the seabed., brine pool, A super-salty “lake” at the bottom of the ocean., methane, A gas that bacteria use to make food in the deep ocean., hydrogen sulfide, Gas with a rotten-egg smell., tube worms, Spindly, red-topped animals that live at cold seeps., mussels, Animals that huddle around brine pools and host bacteria., bacteria, Tiny organisms that make food from chemicals instead of sunlight., chemosynthesis, The process where bacteria make food using chemicals, not sunlight., seabed, The very bottom of the ocean floor., submersible, A small underwater vehicle used to explore the deep sea., darkness, What it’s like where cold seeps and brine pools are found., salty water, Four to five times stronger than seawater inside a brine pool., fizzing bubbles, What you see when gases escape from a cold seep., low spot, Where salty water settles to form a brine pool., clusters, A group of bacteria or mussels packed tightly together., special organ, Inside tube worms, packed with bacteria that make food., silvery worms, Animals that live on methane ice in hollowed-out spots., seafloor, The surface at the bottom of the ocean where these features form., rotten eggs, The smell of hydrogen sulfide gas from cold seeps., extreme environment, What scientists call places like cold seeps and brine pools.

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