Zones of the Open Ocean by Ava Fuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w Describing that zones of the open ocean, and characteristics of each zone. en-us 2020-11-16 19:01:35 UTC 2020-11-16 20:01:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Epipelagic zone avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928967735 The zone reaches from the sea surface down to approximately 200 m (650 feet).


]]> 2020-11-16 19:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928967735 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928986430 Algae that live in the epipelagic zone are responsible for much of the original food production for the entire ocean and create at least 50% of the oxygen in the atmosphere.


]]> 2020-11-16 19:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928986430 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928988720 2020-11-16 19:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928988720 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928990894 2020-11-16 19:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928990894 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928992948 2020-11-16 19:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928992948 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928995555 2020-11-16 19:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928995555 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928998053 Billfishes have streamlined or fusiform bodies, that allow them to slide through the water more easily, which is important if you are swimming continuously.]]> 2020-11-16 19:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/928998053 mesopelagic zone avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929001431 2020-11-16 19:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929001431 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929005955 2020-11-16 19:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929005955 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929007944 Salps use bioluminescence for communication and to attract prey. 


]]> 2020-11-16 19:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929007944 Bathypelagic Zone avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929010423 This zone starts at the bottom of the mesopelagic and stretches down to 4000 m (13,000 feet)]]> 2020-11-16 19:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929010423 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929016162 2020-11-16 19:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929016162 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929018435 Upper bound of this zone is defined by a complete lack of sunlight. Organisms in the bathypelagic live in complete darkness. 

]]> 2020-11-16 19:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929018435 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929021290 2020-11-16 19:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929021290 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929022455 deeper ]]> 2020-11-16 19:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929022455 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929026616 2020-11-16 19:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929026616 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929028249 Vampire Squid uses its bioluminescent organs and its unique oxygen metabolism to thrive in the parts of the ocean with the lowest concentrations of oxygen. ]]> 2020-11-16 19:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929028249 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929029676 2020-11-16 19:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929029676 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929030375 deeper]]> 2020-11-16 19:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929030375 Abyssal avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929031689 Stretches from the bottom of the bathypelagic to the seafloor. This zone is characterized by a relative lack of life.  ]]> 2020-11-16 19:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929031689 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929036076 2020-11-16 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929036076 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929037479 Has extreme temperatures near freezing. It also has incredible pressure, up to 600 times that of the surface. 


]]> 2020-11-16 19:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929037479 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929039452 2020-11-16 19:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929039452 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929045854 2020-11-16 19:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929045854 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929047060 deeper]]> 2020-11-16 19:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929047060 Hadopelagic Zone avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929048727 All of the deepest parts of the ocean conclude in the hadopelagic. The deepest known ocean depth is nearly 11,000 m. 


]]> 2020-11-16 19:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929048727 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929051452 Anglerfish are bony fish named for its characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified fin ray that can be luminescent acts as a lure for other fish.


]]> 2020-11-16 19:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929051452 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929056819 2020-11-16 20:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929056819 avafuller https://padlet.com/avafuller/v3nhga5ky2orhr5w/wish/929059242 Snail Fishes have to eat tiny crustaceans that get caught in the trenches they navigate.


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