Through the process of phagocytosis
I believe that it is used to study the effects of turbidity currents.
<span> hot springs </span>(geothermal vents)<span> should be found at the active spreading centers along the mid-oceanic ridges, where magma, at temperatures over 1,000 °C, presumably was being erupted to form new oceanic crust. More exciting, because it was totally unexpected, was the discovery of abundant and unusual sea life -- giant tube worms, huge clams, and mussels -- that thrived around the hot springs.</span>
Meiosis. Sexual recombination. Crossing over. Independent assortment. Mutations.
The two MAIN sources would be genetic(sexual) recombination and mutations. Mutations allow for genetic variation, while genetic recombination allows for genetic shuffling. :)
