Deep Sea Organisms

Some sea creatures use chemicals to produce light.  What is this called?

• Natural light

• Bioluminescense

• Chemical light

• Producing light

The gulper eel has a really large mouth that it can use just like some snakes.  What can it do with its jaw?

• crush things

• snap it

• unhinge it

• open it wide

Which zone is known as the “Midnight Zone”?

• The bathypelagic zone

• The Abyssal Zone

• The Deep Sea Zone

• The Abyssal Plain

Which zone is known as the twilight zone?

• The abyssal zone

• The midnight zone

• The mesopelagic zone

• The benthic zone

the deep sea scavengers include animals that feed on:

• each other

• bacteria

• deep sea plankton

• dead animals

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There really are no differences between fish at the surface and fish in the deep ocean.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which is a predator of the deep ocean?

• dolphin

• phytoplankton

• Angler fish

• seagrass

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Bioluminescence

• is an adaptation for living in the dark

• is caused by a chemical reaction

• can be from eating bioluminescent organisms

• All of these

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Where does the energy for chemosynthesis come from?

• sunlight

• chemicals

• producers

• consumers

What adaptation allows deep sea organisms to survive high pressure environments?

• Bioluminescence

• Flexible cell membranes

• Large eyes

• Thick scales