CYBERHUNT
Deep Sea Monsters
- Ocean
depths are divided based on how far down sunlight can reach. The first
layer is the sunlit zone, which extends to 200 meters below the surface.
This is where we find the most
familiar___________________________________. Link
- Below
the sunlit zone is a region of the sea that is so dimly lit, scientists
call it the twilight zone! Reaching as deep as ____________________below
the surface, this zone receives some light from the sun, but not enough
for ________________________. Link
- Many
of the creatures that live in and below the twilight zone can create their
own light from a ____________________reaction in their bodies called
________________. In the deepest part of the ocean, this eerie glow is the
only light. Link
- Most
twilight zone fish look very ferocious and scary because they have
___________________ and expandable ___________________ to catch their
prey, which can be several times bigger than they are! Link
- One of
the fiercest deep-sea predators is the viper fish. It has fang-like teeth
that are so large they pole out of its mouth. It hunts prey by dangling a
glowing _______________(an organ attached to its _______________) in front
of its mouth. Link
- Another
famous resident of the twilight zone is the angler fish, which also hunts
with a glowing lure. It gets its name from the way it waves the lure back
and forth – like a ____________________! Some call this fish the
__________________. Link
- About
1,000 meters below the surface, there is no sunlight. Nearly all the
creatures here in the midnight zone have strangely shaped, glowing bodies.
Amazingly, giant ________________________sometimes dive here searching for
food. Link
- One of
the strangest midnight zone creatures is the gulper eel. It is sometimes
called a(n) ________________________________ because of its giant, hinged
mouth and pouch-like _________________________. It also has a long tail
that looks like a whip. Link
- Many
of the scariest-looking deep-sea creatures are surprisingly small –
except for the giant squid! This monstrous invertebrate can grow to as
long as __________________. It grasps prey with _______________________
attached to its tentacles. Link