4.2 Jeopardy GameWords to remember

Name that animal

Kelp and coral Surface and deep zones

Hypothermal Vents

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What is a coral reef?

Built up limestone deposits formed by large colonies of ant sized organisms called corals.

What is a kelp forest and name an animal thatlives there.

A large community of kelp, a type of seaweed that can attach itself to the ocean floor.

What is a hypothermal vent?

Openings in earth’s crust.

What are Phytoplankton?

Microscopic floating organisms

What is a microscopic organism?

A organism that to be seen a microscope is needed.

This thing can paralyze fish with itsStinging tentacles.

Anemone

I am a fish that uses the anemone for protection.My mucus protects me.

Clown fish or anemone fish!

I use my hard teeth to chew on coral.

Parrotfish

I can grow to be over 1 meter long.

Giant clam

I spend my days hidden in cracks or holes in the reef.

Moray eel

When coral dies what does it produce?

It produces a hard layer of limestone.

What does coral eat?

Coral eats algae!

Why are coral reefs endangered?

Pollution that is dumped into the water makes coral reefs endangered.

What does kelp attach itself to?

Kelp attaches itself to the ocean floor.

What type of water does kelp live in , warm or cold?

Kelp forests live in cold waters.

Microscopic organisms live in the surface zone. What are they called?

Phytoplankton live in the surface zone.

What do phytoplankton eat?

Phytoplankton eat zooplankton.

How many meters does the surface zone go down in the ocean?

The surface zone goes down 200 meters.

Why don’t plants live in the deep zone?

Plants can’t live in the deep zone because no sunlight reaches it.

What do many deep sea animals eat?

Many deep sea animals eat other deep sea animals or food that drifts down from above.

What do crabs ,fish ,mussels ,shrimp , giantClams, and tubeworms live in?

Hydrothermal vents

True or false? Tubeworms do not eat or have Digestive systems.

True

Why does the deep ocean remain mostlyUnexplored?

Because of it’s crushing pressure ,darkness , and huge size.

Instead of sunlight what do animalsLiving in hydrothermal vents depend on?

They depend on bacteria.

What do the animals do with the bacteria?

They let it live within their bodies or they eat it.