This is the deepest any mammalian creatures like the blue whale will ever go, the giant squid is most common here, there is tales of ancient fights between the blue whales and the giant squid. The deepest layer of the world's oceans gets no sunlight at all. There are not many animals there to keep it warm. The midnight zone is the deepest layer of the ocean. By Tracey T. Sutton Some light can reach this zone, but not enough for plants to grow. to attract prey or scare off predators. Why do you think the midnight zone is very cold? This dark ocean layer is called the midnight zone or the aphotic zone (aphotic means "no light" in Greek). The zones are differentiated based on depth, and each has unique characteristics and unique forms of life that are adapted to conditions in that zone. frilled shark, dumbo octopus, giant tube worms. Characteristics of the abyssal zone. answer choices . The average temperature hovers at about 4 °C (39 °F). There are more of such interesting facts about the aphotic zone, also known as the 'midnight zone… Generally, larger creatures that are able to withstand the pressure of the ocean's depths live in the abyssal zone. It doesn't just end there though. The bathyal zone or bathypelagic – from Greek βαθύς (bathýs), deep – (also known as midnight zone) is the part of the open ocean that extends from a depth of 1000 to 3000m below the ocean surface. This area has very little sunlight, no plants, and some organisms have adapted with glowing organs. How might they use this adaptation? Midnight Ocean (Aphotic) Zone Animal Printouts. Sunlight cannot reach the midnight zone to warm it. In the midnight zone there is not really any activity, there is more activity in the abyssal zone (i will explain). Give an examples of an animal … These include the epipelagic zone (sunlight zone), mesopelagic zone (twilight zone), bathypelagic zone (midnight zone), abyssopelagic zone (abyssal zone), and the hadalpelagic zone. In the perpetually dark aphotic zone of the ocean, where sunlight penetration is non-existent, bioluminosity is the predominant source of light. midnight or dark zone (deep-sea zone) ... Give an example of an animal from the midnight zone. Some animals that live in the aphotic zone are anglerfish, copepods, crustaceans, vampire squid, and tube worms. Read more; Fishes of the Midnight Zone. The oxygen content in abyssal water is completely dependent on the amounts at their polar site of origin and the absence of the photosynthesis process, which prevents the introduction of new oxygen at depth. Quotes from The Midnight Zone “The forest was not dark, because darkness has nothing to do with the forest—the forest is made of life, of light—but the trees moved with wind and subtle creatures.” — 3 likes It lies between the mesopelagic above, and the abyssopelagic below. By creating their own red light in the deep sea, they are able to see red-colored prey, as well as communicate and even show prey to other dragonfish, while other unsuspecting animals cannot see their red lights as a warning to flee. Since so little is known about animals that live below 1,000 meters, they will be using the Deep-Sea Systems Global Explorer remotely operated vehicle to also explore these depths, filming animals in their natural habitats. The abyssal zone is home to a number of animals such as the deep-sea anglerfish, the black swallower and the giant squid. Some deep-sea animals can give off light. 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