Some scientists have proposed that the environments around black smokers is similar to the extreme conditions that existed early in Earth history and study the unusual life that exists for clues about how the earliest life may have survived. Compare and contrast the environment of a black smoker to the environment on Earth approximately 3 to 4 billion years ago. Are there parallels between the two, and if so, do you think black smokers are good examples of the environment that earliest life may have experienced? Explain.

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Some scientists have proposed that the environments around black smokers is similar to the extreme conditions that existed early in Earth history and study the unusual life that exists for clues about how the earliest life may have survived. Compare and contrast the environment of a black smoker to the environment on Earth approximately 3 to 4 billion years ago. Are there parallels between the two, and if so, do you think black smokers are good examples of the environment that earliest life may have experienced? Explain.
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