Criaturas
Seal that makes a trilling sound
Ross seal
Common name for Epipelagic Zone
Sunlit zone
The oozy substrate of the seafloor is home to many creatures, from microscopic bacteria to spiny sea stars. They scuttle, dig, patiently wait, and carefully canvass for food. Scientists have a general name for all animals in a particular region or ecosystem:
Fauna
Using sound waves to map the ocean floor is called
SONAR
Most abundant species on the planet
Antarctic Krill
The lowest point on earth
The Challenger Deep
Top of the food chain is a ____ predator
Apex
Define Topography
Description and analysis of physical features.
Krill are a type of ______plankton
zoo-
Trenches are found in which zone?
Hadalpelagic
2 uses of bioluminescence
communication, hunting, attracting mates
Which zone is between 4,000–6,000 meters below the surface of the ocean?
Abyss
Chromatophores, disruptive coloring, mimicry, countershading
The deep sea starts in what zone?
Bathypelagic zone (midnight)
Define Benthic Zone
The ocean floor and its sediments
Rifts that begin on the continental slope caused by geologic disturbances are called:
Blubber, muscles, burrowing, basking, reduced activity
Abyssopelagic means:
Bottemless sea
tiny invertebrates that live between the marine sediment particles are called:
Meiofauna
Define Detritivores or Saprophytes
Feed on dead and decomposing matter