Aquatic Cave Dwellers
Creatures that live on land aren´t the only cave dwellers, True or false
True
what is after the entrance zones
twilight zone
Would the animals in the dark zone survive above ground?
Probably not, No
What do earthworms eat?
Cave Silt
Name one extreme cave dwellers?
Minuscule Stygobites, Microbes
What creature has no eyes
Texas blind salamander
how many zones are there
3
What is the substance that the animals have little to no of causing the skin to appear clear?
Pigment
What are the two animals on the top of the food chain?
Bats and frogs
Scientists have given microbes that live on poisonous gas names like snottites , blue goo, and slime ball. True or False?
True
What creature has no pigment
Cave Crayfish
what zones has the most water
dark zone
What do the adaptions the animals have help them with?
To stay safe and find food
What do centipedes eat?
Tiny insects
What is the name of animals that adapted to extreme conditions
Extremophiles
What are aquatic visitors From above ground
what zone has stygophiles
twilight zone
What part of the body is basically useless?
Eyes
What do bats and frogs eat?
Small insects. (mosquitoes, gnats, glowworms, crickets)
What cave emits fumes of hydrogen sulfide
Mexico´s Cueva de Villa Luz
What is a aquatic cave dweller cant live outside the cave environment
Stygobites
whats the name of the 3 zones
entrance, twilight, dark zones
What are animals living in the dark zone called?
Troglobites
What is at the bottom of the food web?
Cave silt
What bug was found under the Western Australian desert
Minuscule stygobites that resembled Shrimp