Monday, September 26, 2011

light levels

The Disphotic has a slight amount of light at this level. Many fish are partly sea throught to stop predators from from eating them. From the sides the fish is completely invisible. On the bottom the fish released chemicals that turned its self blue to match the color of the ocean. The chimerical mix together similar to the process of green glow sticks.The fish is almost blind so it senses small movements in the water to track its food.
For the Aphotic zone i will talk about the tripod fish. This fish does not swim unless to move to a new feeding spot. The fish stand on 3 specialty made fins and eats what ever wonders near it. The fish lives on the bottom of the abyssal plain where no light reaches so it is completely blind.
For the Euphotic i chose the sperm whale. This whale Spends most of its time feeding on large amounts of plankton or and other organism that wonders into its mouth. because of the light the whale uses sight to find food. The whale uses its size alone to fend of predators. It is a mammal so it rises to the surface to breath.

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