Name two animals that live in the epipalgic zone that are mammals
Some mammals that live in the epipalgic zone are dolphins, seals, otters, lots of whales, walrus, manatees, and many more.
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What is the beginning of the water cycle?
There is no beginning or end to the water cycle because the cycle is always flowing, and started before we were alive and has not ended.
100
In the disphotic animals that live there adapted to the harsh living conditions by glowing in the dark also called
Glowing in the dark is also known as bioluminescence.
100
Why cant you sink in the dead sea?
Its impossible to sink in the dead sea because of the super high concentration of dissolved salts in the water, making the water so dense that our bodies are extremely botany.
100
How can fertilizer harm sea life?
If you live near the ocean using fertilizer could sea life because if it rains fertilizer could possibly fall into the ocean, and since fertilizer contains extra nutrients that could hurt algae and animals in the ocean because of the new level of nutrients.
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What zone(s) of the ocean has the least amount of salt?
The Deep Zones have the least amount of salt.
200
When the sun heats up a puddle of water in your backyard and turns it into water vapor, this process if known as
This process is known as evaporation.
200
How has the Greenland shark adapted to living in the dark? (be specific)
The Greenland shark has adapted to living in the dark by having bioluminescent eyes.
200
What makes Australia's bioluminescnent lake glow?
Australia's boiluminescent lake glows due to an extremely high of bioluminescent microorganisms called noctiluca scintsallans.
200
Why should we stop using disposable products?
We should stop using disposable products because if you are constantly throwing away things, they can end up in the ocean and harm sea life.
300
How do organisms in the deep zones get food?
When organisms in the sunlight or mesopalagic zones die and float to the deep zones the carcasses are eaten by fish living in the deep zones.
300
The water cycle is the earths way of
The water cycle is the earths way of recycling water.
300
Can grey whales live in the twilight zone, why or why not?
No, a grey whale cant live in the twilight zone because whales are mammals and breath air, and the twilight zone is too far away from the surface for a whale to breath comfortably.
300
What makes Dominica's boiling lake so warm?
Dominica's lake is so warm because the lake sits on an opening in the earths crust which sends out steam and gasses from the molten lava below it.
300
What effect does carbon dioxide have on marine life?
Carbon dioxide can harm marine life because the more pollution we create, the warmer the oceans and the world will be and a sudden jump in temperature could severely harm life in the ocean, because life in the sea has not experienced such a change.
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Can jelly fish live in the twilight zone, why or why not?
Yes, jelly fish can live in the twilight zone because most jelly fish are biolominescent, and their eating habits would not have to change for them to live in the twilight zone.
400
How does Canada's spotted lake get its spots?
Canada's spotted lake gets its spots from the high concentration of certain minerals, and when the lake goes dry in parts of the year the minerals dry in such shapes that look just like spots.
500
Name both of the pluses of living in the sunlight zone
The pluses of living in the sunlight zone are heat and sunlight.
500
How is it possible that you could be drinking the same water as dinosaurs did millions of years ago?
It is possible that i could be drinking the same water as dinosaurs because the water cycle turns water into different forms, and the water gets reused thousands of times through the process of purification collected rain water could be turned into clean drinking water and reused over and over again.
500
Most animals that are bioluminescent are also counterilluminat what is counter illumination?
counter illumination is a form of camouflage used by animals that have a bioluminescent underside, from predators looking down at them they seem almost invisible against their dark surroundings.
500
How was Trinidad's pitch lake created?
Trinidad's pitched lake was created thousands of "years ago by the process of subduction, when the caribbean continental plate was forced under another plate. This opened fault lines that allowed oil from deep underground deposits to rise to the surface"
500
When snorkeling is it okay to touch the reefs, why or why not?
When snorkeling it is not okay to touch the reefs, as you could severely injure the coral, and that could cause an unbalance of ocean life.