Bioluminescence
What is the Definition of Bioluminescence?
It is the ability of an organism to emit light through chemical reactions within their bodies.
What are attributes of the eyes?
reduced in size or even completely absent
How do animals blend-in with their environment?
Transparence or darkly pigmented
A football.
What is it used for BESIDES vision?
Attracting Prey
How do animals without eyes navigate and guide them selves underwater?
touch or detecting vibrations
Why are some animals darkly-pigmented or transparent?
To hide from predators by blending in with their enviroment and to hide behind their prey.
What is a Basket Star's Diet?
Zooplankton
What is one way that creatures can have a biolumenescence?
Through a light rod.
Why do some animals have upward facing eyes?
To watch prey above
What is one species that has dark pigmentation (covered in the slides)?
Vampire squid.
How does a basket star gather their food?
Using it's arm as it's net.
To match with the trasparancy of teh light above (top of the ocean) to hide from predators.
Why are vampire squids called that?
The webbing between their arms
What kinds of ocean are Vampire Squids found in?
Tropical Oceans