Term
False.
Neutrally buoyant means organism sinks easily. |
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Definition
| Neutrally buoyant means organism sinks easily. |
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Term
False.
Deep sea organisms easily studied. |
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Definition
| Deep sea organisms easily studied. |
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Term
True.
Deep sea organisms are typically small, lack of food. |
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Definition
| Deep sea organisms are typically small, lack of food. |
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Term
True.
Organisms which use the sit-and-wait tactic have watery flesh, strong muscles, and no swim bladder. |
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Definition
| Organisms which use the sit-and-wait tactic have watery flesh, strong muscles, and no swim bladder. |
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Term
True.
Whale falls are used for 20-30 years. |
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Definition
| Whale falls are used for 20-30 years. |
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Term
True.
Vertical migration was discovered in WWII. |
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Definition
| Vertical migration was discovered in WWII. |
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Term
True.
Bioluminescence hides an organism's silhouette. |
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Definition
| Bioluminescence hides an organism's silhouette. |
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Term
True.
Mesopelagic fishes have tubular eyes like telescopes. |
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Definition
| Mesopelagic fishes have tubular eyes like telescopes. |
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Term
| Creatures on deep sea floor are called... |
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Definition
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Term
| A highly sensitive chemical that captures single photons of light once every 8 hours |
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Definition
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Term
| The main physical property separates zones of deep sea |
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Definition
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Term
| The making of organic material from inorganic substances using chemical energy |
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Definition
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Term
| Cold seeps have ___ smokers |
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Definition
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Term
| Organelles that are like light tunnels and collect few photons, store energy in light molecules- |
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Definition
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Term
| The pelagic layer of the ocean where light can penetrate, yet without the intensity to support photosynthesis |
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Definition
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Term
| Submersible in 1977, found hydrothermal vents |
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Definition
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Term
| Many species of deep sea overcome difficulty of finding a mate and produce both eggs and sperm. These are called... |
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Definition
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Term
| Male angler fish have no digestive system and attach to females. This is called... |
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Definition
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Term
| Photosynthesis takes place in deep sea because hydrothermal vent produce... |
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Definition
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Term
True.
The deep sea does not contain vertical migrators. |
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Definition
| The deep sea does not contain vertical migrators. |
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Term
True.
The deep sea does not contain vertical migrators. |
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Definition
| The deep sea does not contain vertical migrators. |
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Term
| The largest group animals on sea floor |
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Definition
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Term
True.
Hydrothermal vents are hot, actively spreading rift zones where heated water spews up from the crust, |
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Definition
| Hydrothermal vents are hot, actively spreading rift zones where heated water spews up from the crust, |
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Term
| Vent organisms that have no gut, symbiotic relationship with bacteria for nutrients |
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Definition
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Term
True.
Hydrothermal vents have black smokers. |
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Definition
| Hydrothermal vents have black smokers. |
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