Exam 18: Life in the Oceans Depths

The bivalves and worms have red flesh due to presence of:

Match the characteristic with the most closely associated diversity component. -Stability

A possible reason for deep-sea gigantism is:

Match the food capture mechanism with the most closely associated species. -Stomiatoids

All of the following are involved in light production of bioluminescent bacteria except:

Why do disphotic zone fishes exhibit countershading but not fishes that live in deeper waters?

Match the location with the most closely associated project/vessel that made the discovery of deep-sea life. -Transatlantic cable

The base of the food web of deep-sea vent communities are:

The limiting factor for deep-sea benthic organisms is:

Bioluminescence of deep-sea animals may be used for all of the following except:

Organisms that use bioluminescence to attract prey are the:

The eyes of many deep-sea fishes are tubular.

Primary consumers of the vent communities include all except

Hydrostatic pressure within the oceans increases one atmosphere with every ____ meter increase in depth.

Below the disphotic zone countershading takes on added importance.

The giant squids of the deep sea remain a mystery because we lack knowledge of:

Describe at least 3 functions of bioluminescence in deep-sea fishes.

The abiotic factor that has had the greatest evolutionary effects on deep-sea animals is:

Vampire squid are actually octopuses.

Match the location with the most closely associated project/vessel that made the discovery of deep-sea life. -Galathea