flora
This fastest-growing alga can form vast underwater forests, often found in deep, cool water, and can grow over \(100\) feet in length.
kelp
This deep-sea fish has a bioluminescent lure on its head to attract prey.
algler fish
This famous luxury liner struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage in 1912, leading to its sinking in the North Atlantic.
the titanic
The top 200 meters of the ocean where sunlight allows photosynthesis
epaletic zone or sunlight zone
This crustacean is a deep-sea scavenger that looks like a giant version of a pill bug.
giant isopod
These are aerial roots in emergent marine plants that grow down from branches and trap sediments.
Prop Roots
This large, rare deep-sea fish is often referred to as a "living fossil" due to its primitive, snake-like appearance.
Frilled Shark
This term refers to a rare, dangerous underwater phenomenon where an explosion occurs when cold seawater rushes into a broken, overheating boiler.
a boiler explosion (or a steam explosion)
The, cold, dark ocean floor, typically ranging from 3,000 to 6,500 meters
abissel zone
The pressure at this point (10,935m) in the Mariana Trench is over 1,000 atmospheres.
chalinger deep
This gas-filled bubble, often found in seaweed, acts as a buoy for seaweeds' blades.
a Pneumatocyst
This crustacean, which looks like a massive pill bug, can be found on the deep sea floor.
Giant Isopod
These underwater, hot-spring-like structures on the seafloor provide energy for ecosystems through chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis.
hidro thermal vents
Tiny bits of dead plants and animals that drift down from the surface, serving as food for deep-sea creatures.
merean snow
This is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth
Pacific Ocean
In 1985, researchers found encrusting coralline algae living at a depth of 268 meters on a seamount in this sea.
Caribbean Sea
This cephalopod, named for its dark color and webbing, lives in the deep ocean and can flip its body inside out.
vampire squid
This is the name for the process where a tectonic plate slips beneath another, often causing deep-sea earthquakes.
subduction
Deep-sea Fish
This type of creature, such as the anglerfish, uses a bioluminescent lure to attract prey in the darkness.
Submarines and submersibles use this technology, which uses sound waves, to map the deep ocean floor
sonar
Unlike land plants, seaweeds lack this structure that typically transports nutrients and water throughout a plant.
Vascular Tissue
It is sometimes called the "pelican eel" because it has a massive mouth designed to eat fish larger than itself.
Gulper Eel
This term describes the vast, submerged, relatively shallow part of the ocean next to a continent.
contanentel shelf
The chemical used by organisms in the deep sea to produce light
Luciferin
This is the name for the highly dense, toxic pools of water that exist at the bottom of the ocean.
brine pools