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The abyss

And its wildlife


4 Parts:
-The differents levels of the ocean
-Examples of wildlife from the abyss
-What happens when they are brought to the surface?
-Conclusion
The wildlife
The goblin shark

-Lives between 30 and 1300 meters deep


-Has a slow and sluggish lifestyle
-Poorly calcified squeleton
-Extensible jaw
The extensive jaw of the goblin shark
The Pelican Eel

-Lives between 500 and 3000 meters deep


-His different from real eels because of the depth he
lives in
-Can gulp large fishes with his giant jaw (up to ¼ of
his length
The Tripodfish

-Lives between 800 and 4800 meters deep


-Use his front fins to get food
-Stay against the current with his bony rays
-Eat shrimp and tiny crustaceans
-His bony rays can turn flexible when
swimming
Humpback anglerfish

-Lives between 100 and 4500 meters


deep
-Lure his preys with a photoluminescent
apendice
-Each of his apendice is independant
-Reproduce by fusion with the female
Comatulida

-A Coral that can moves


-It has rails on the arms that acheminate
food to his mouth
The effects of pressure variation
-Volume will increase
-Tissues can breaks
-Lose its initial form
-It endommages functioning organs
Conclusion

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