Sunlight Zone
Why is the sun so important to this zone?
To allow for plant growth and warming the water.
(also to see prey/predators)
What is an adaptation of an animal that lives in this zone? (give an example)
dragonfish- red light under its eyes
Hatchet fish- shiny distracting scales
How are scientists able to get pictures of animals and habitats down here?
Submarines (Really Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)
Why don't we know how long the last stage of a whale fall is?
Scientists only started researching them recently
What type of habitats live in the Sunlight Zone?
Coral Reefs, Eel grass beds...
What is the name for all the zones with NO light?
Aphotic zone
What is an adaptation of an animal that lives in this zone? (give an example)
Blob fish- no hard bones
How can scientists detect that there is a hydrothermal vent?
Temperature
What are the 2 other names for the sunlight zone?
Photic zone and Epipelagic
What is another name for the midnight zone?
Bathypelagic
What is another name for the Abyss?
Abyssopelagic
How many stages do whale falls have?
4
What does photic mean?
Light
How do fish in this zone get their food?
Migration to sunlight zone, dead fish fall through water column
Why aren't there any plants in the Abyss?
Where do hydrothermal vents happen?
What does Epipelagic mean?
On top of or at the top of the open ocean
What is the other name for the twilight zone?
Mesopelagic
What are the 4 things fish need to live with in the Abyss?
Dark, Cold, Lonely, Pressure
What is the process that bacteria at hydrothermal vents use to make food? (hint: sounds like Photosynthesis)