Deep Sea Creatures
This animal has no real skeleton, little muscle, and no teeth. It is also the "World's Ugliest Fish".
Who is the Blob Fish?
This is the ocean zone that we swim in.
What is the Sunlight Zone?
This ship can hold three scientists, submerge 3 miles, and stay down for 10 hours.
What is the Alvin?
This factor in the Deep Sea makes it very hard to see.
What is no sunlight?
This adaptation is used for hunting and defense. Most animals in the deep sea have it. It is the only light South of the Midnight Zone.
What is bioluminescence?
This animal is the deepest diving marine mammal known to scientists.
Who is Cuvier's Beaked Whale?
This zone is home to the Mariana's Trench.
What is the Hadal Zone?
This is the name for a submersible that is unmanned and remote controlled.
What is ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle)?
This factor requires certain fish to make antifreeze for their blood.
What is freezing temperatures?
This adaptation helps animals to blend in to the surrounding darkness.
What is their color (Red, Black, Clear)?
This animal is named after the Disney Elephant and lives at depths of 13,000ft.
Who is Dumbo Octopus?
This zone has some sunlight but is still fairly dark.
What is the Twilight Zone?
Victor Vescovo found this in the Mariana Trench in 2019.
What is a plastic bag?
This factor requires all submersibles to be extremely well-engineered or they will implode.
What is pressure?
This adaptation allows fish to eat food bigger than they are.
What is an expandable jaw and pliable body?
This animal has a lure on their head, used to attract prey.
Who is the Angler Fish?
This zone is the start to the Deep Sea.
What is the Midnight Zone?
We found this extreme deep sea environment in 1977.
What are Hydrothermal Vents?
This factor requires fish to have expandable jaws and pliable bodies.
What is lack of food?
This organ is missing due to the immense pressure of the Deep Sea.
What is the swim bladder?
This animal has the largest eye to body ratio in the Animal Kingdom.
Who is the Vampire Squid?
This zone is the largest environment on Planet Earth.
What is the Abyssal Zone?
We use this to go 23,000 feet into Earth's core to pull out samples.
What is a drill (Chikyu)?
This is what animals who live in deep sea environments are called.
What are extremophiles?
This adaptation allows animals to see as best as possible in the low- light conditions.
What is big eyes?