- Photic Zone
- Twilight Zone
- Aphotic Zone
- Abyssal Zone
List 3 sea creatures that live in that zone, and for each list some basic facts about each of them (about 3 for each).
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I chose the Photic Zone. The first sea creature is chose was the Brain Coral. The Brain Coral's life span when its at its largest can last for just over 900 years. These large colonies can grow as large as 6 feet high. Brain Corals receive their nutrients from algae, like many other types of coral. The second one I chose was the Mackerel. The Mackerel can be found in most Tropical and Temperate seas. The Mackerel are very highly prized and heavily harvested because of their meat, which is generally very oily. But because of the meat being so oily, this makes it spoil quickly, meaning it must be eaten the day its caught. The third and final sea creature is the well known Great White Shark. This shark is known by many names such as great white, white pointer, white shark, and even white death. The average length for one of these sharks is 6 meters (20 feet). The life span of one of these creatures is generally 30 years old.
I chose the twilight zone. One of the many animals that live here is the Angelshark. This shark looks a little like a sting ray, it's harmless. The shark is a bottom dweller and has a flattened body, with a blunt snout. Some eels even live in this zone. An eel is a long snake like creature that has circular gills. The last animal that lives in this zone are lantern fish. These fish have a huge mouth with rows of small teeth. They also have small fins and one dorsil fin. These animals are not the most attractice animals that I have seen.
ReplyDeleteI chose the aphotic zone. In the photic zone lives many creatures. One example is the anglerfish. The anglerfish has a crescent shaped mouth with a lot of sharp teeth. Rare anglerfishes grow up to 3.3 feet height while most of them are smaller than a foot. They can weigh up to 110 pounds. Another example is the giant squid. The giant squid can reach up to 43 feet if a female, and 33 feet if a male. Recent studies show that giant squid feed on deep-sea fish and other squid species. Adult giant squids' only known predators are sperm whales. The last example is the gulper eel. The gulper eel can grow up to 3.5 feet in length. It can weigh up to 2 pounds. Gulper eels are found in the deep waters of tropical and temperate seas worldwide.
ReplyDeleteThe aphotic zone is the portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. Some aniamls that live in the aphotic zone include the gulper, eel, amd gaint squids, and anglerfish. Many of the animals in the ahotic zone are bioluminescent. The aphotic zone begins at a depth of 0.9 km.
ReplyDeleteI chose the photic zone. This is part of our ocean that is penetrated by light. Because of the amount of light in the photic zone, it is very easy for many plants and animals to live there. Some of the animals that live in this zone are plankton (both phyto and zooplankton), clown fish, and dolphins. Plankton are plant-like organisms that need photosynthesis to grow, and because there is sunlight in the photic zone, they can live there. Clown fish, just like about 90% of all other fish live in the photic zone because they can easily access food and find plants to live in there. Finally, dolphins live in the photic zone because it is close to the ocean's surface and they have to go up for air.
ReplyDeleteI choose the abyssal zone. This layer of the ocean is in perpetual darkness, and never sees any light. Creatures here must withstand extreme pressures, and any challenges brought into play by the lack of light. Sea creatures include Oar fish, Viper fish, and Angler fish. Oar fish can grow up to 56 ft in length, having approximately 400+ dorsal fins. Some Oar fish have the ability to produce electric shocks. Viper fish can grow up to 30 to 60 cm, and have hinged lower jaws. This creature has a bioluminescent bulb on the end of it's dorsal spine. This bulb is used to attract prey. The Angler fish gets it's name from the light on its dorsal spine. This light is hung over the fish's head and is waved like a lure to attract prey. Some angler fish have been found compressed to benthic dwelling, or free pelagic swimmers.
ReplyDeleteThe aphotic zone of the ocean has barely any sunlight. In this particular zone you are sure to find squid, eels, and jellyfish.
ReplyDeleteThere are over 300 known types of squid. Squids can weigh more than 1000 pounds and can even reach 40 feet in length.
Eels look identical to snakes. They use their gills to receive oxygen from the water and reside near rocks and little caves.
Last but not least there are Jellyfish. Jellyfish are creatures that don't consist of a brain, heart, or bones. However, they use tentacles with stinger rays to catch their prey. They love to feast on either small fish or plankton.
The photic zone is a zone in our oceans that is penetrated by sunlight. Plankton are some of the organisms that live in this zone. Because the sun penetrates this zone plants can grow which provides shelter for fish and othe aquatic wildlife that we can eat.
ReplyDeleteI choose the phtic zone. Three creatures that live there are zooplanktion, phytoplankton, and whales. The photic zone is wear the most light penetrates into. That is why planktion species live in it because they need light to live. Most marine live can be found in this zone.
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