https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n en-us 2023-01-17 17:39:58 UTC 2023-01-17 18:17:44 UTC hello@padlet.com emily_doyle2 https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447239443 This is the surface layer of the ocean. It extends from the surface down to 656 feet. Sunlight warms and provides energy to this zone of the ocean. An abundance of plants, algae and animals live here, kelp forests grow here, and polyps build coral reefs in this zone.

A creature that lives in the sunlight zone would be a common creature, the Jellyfish. Jellyfish eat fish eggs and planktonic eggs. Jellyfish live in the sunlight zone by having transparent skin which allows them to be less visible to potential threats.]]> 2023-01-17 17:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447239443 emily_doyle2 https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447239565 Extending from 656 feet down to 3,281 feet, only faint sunlight shines here, which makes it much cooler than the sunlight zone. A few bioluminescent creatures inhabit this zone. 


zooplankton is a creature that lives in the ocean and feeds off of phytoplankton or algae. To live in the Twilight zone they have large eyes that pick up slivers of light penetrating the blackness as well as an ability to produce their own light.]]> 2023-01-17 17:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447239565 emily_doyle2 https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447239882 This zone extends from 3,281 feet down to 13,124 feet. No sunlight reaches this zone, and the water pressure reaches 5,850 pounds per square inch. In spite of the pressure, many creatures, including many more bioluminescent creatures, live here.

The Midnight zone is home to this weird vampire squid which likes to eat this cool thing called marine snow which is just bits of dead planktonic creatures. The Vampire squid is able to live in the midnight zone because they can match the density of seawater to reduce their need for active swimming.]]> 2023-01-17 17:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447239882 emily_doyle2 https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447240040 This layer extends from 13,124 feet down to 19,686 feet. Three-quarters of the ocean floor lies within this zone. The temperature is near freezing, and the pressure would crush most living things, so few creatures live here. Most are invertebrates. 

Angler fish survive by eating small fish crustaceans, and snails. Angler fish adapt to the Abyss by being have to have there skin color which blends into the ocean floor to help them catch food.]]> 2023-01-17 17:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447240040 emily_doyle2 https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447240256 This layer extends from 19,686 feet down to the bottom of the deepest parts of the ocean, 35,797 feet. The temperature of the water is just above freezing. The pressure is about eight tons per square inch. That’s the same as eight humpback whales piled on top of one another for every square inch. Invertebrates such as sea stars and tube worms can thrive at these depths.

A creature that lives in this deep ocean is called the Deep-sea Dragonfish. This scary looking fish diet contains of algae, insects, insect larvae, small invertebrates, and planktons. This creature can survive these harsh conditions by having transparent teeth to help camouflage the dragonfish from their prey.]]> 2023-01-17 17:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_doyle2/no643ai0fjtn191n/wish/2447240256