Deep Sea Creature Coloration

Which of the following is incorrect about the Deep Sea?

• It is more acidic compared to the shallows

• It is more pressurized compared to the shallows

• It is colder compared compared to the shallows

• It is hotter compared to the shallows

Which ocean zone contains 90% of life in the ocean?

• The Sunlight zone

• The Twilight Zone

• The Midnight Zone

• They Abyss

In bioluminescence, chemical energy in luciferin is converted to _ energy

• More chemical energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Light Energy

• Heat Energy

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How does an Anglerfish produce light?

• They eat bioluminescent food and it stay light up inside of them

• Symbiotic bacteria in the produce light

• Trick question, they do not bioluminesce

Nearly all midwater bioluminescence is

• red

• rainbow

• yellow-orange

• blue-green

Uses of bioluminescence include

• attract or search for prey

• avoid predators

• attract mates

• decoys

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Which color of light travels the deepest in the ocean?

• Violet

• Blue

• Orange

• Yellow

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Which color does not travel very far in the ocean water?

• Yellow

• Blue

• Orange

• Red

Why are deep sea animals red?

• For camoflauge

• So other animals can see them

• To attract a mate

• To find food

Why is bioluminescence mostly blue?

• Blue light is travels the deepest in the ocean

• Blue light is invisible in the deep sea

• Blue light attracts more mates compared to the other colors

• Bioluminescence in the deep ocean is actually red, not blue