Bathypelagic Zone Outline Shylah Wyllie

Romaine Johnson

I. What is it?

A. Characteristics

1. Depth

2. Amount of sunlight

3. Temperature

4. Pressure

II. Organisms Present

A. Plants

B. Animals

1. Fish

2. Other

III. Organism Characteristics

A. Size

B. Bioluminescence

C. Red and black colors

IV. Primary Constraints

A. Food

1. Detritus

2. Other animals

B. Aphotic

C. Mating

1. Finding mates

2. Hermaphroditic

D. Predator/Prey

1. “Sit and Wait” Predators

2. Bioluminescence

V. Environmental & Ecological Aspects

A. Interactions between the organisms

B. Organisms impact on the zone

C. How organisms allow possible life