1. Christian James O’Connell
Abyssal zone
By: Ivan Carrasquillo,
Esmond Arthur Garnett,
Christian James O’Connell

3. biotic and Abiotic organisms in the abyssal zone
livening
The black swallower.
The tripod fish
The deep-sea angler fish
And the giant squid
Non-livening
Nodule deposits
Magnesium
Gold
Diamonds

4. Human Damage in The ocean

5. Human damage
Because the abyssal zone is so deep, and has so much pressure neither tidal changes or human activities really affect this zone. One human vehicle does some damage and it is the submarine. When it dives it sucks in oxygen and releases the salt and other chemicals causing damage to the fish.

6. Global Warming's affect on the abyssal zone
Coral one of the leading sources for the oceans food is being affected by global warming
Global warming is causing the skeletons of the coral reefs to become weaker
This is all a result of carbon dioxide gas being released in the ocean

7. Coral Bleaching
This is the breaking down of the relationship of coral and algae
This is also occurring because of the warm ocean water
The algae give the coral its coloration
The increasing CO2 levels in the ocean are releasing the algae

8. Soft Mushroom coral
This animal has two different shapes. When it is closed up it looks like a mushroom but when it is open it looks like a flower. It has tentacles up to six inches long. It uses poison in its tentacles to kill and eat small fish.

9. Sea pig
Sea pigs are Scotoplanes. They are a common species found on the abyssal plain. They obtain their food from deposits in the deep-sea mud.

10. Sea Cucumber
The sea Cucumber is a fish that is used for human consumption. It gets its food from decaying organic matter found in the ocean and plankton.

11. Sea spiders

12. Fang tooth
The fang fish gets its name from the sharp fangs in its mouth. When the fang tooth closes his mouth his teeth slide into pockets on the roof and the bottom of his mouth.

13. Black Dragon fish

14. copepod
Copepod

15. Sea Whip
The sea Whip is a small colony of fish joined together. They get there food from the hydrothermal vents. They use tentacles to suck in the nutrients.

16. Pollution killing the animals
Oil causes fish to die. Because they do not get any air.
PCBs stop’s fish eggs from hatching. PCBs also poison animals, and when they get eaten the poison passes through the food chain. PCB is a organic compound with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl.

17. The Great Red Midas
The Giant Red Mysid is a bright red shrimp. In the dark ocean red appears black so it is camouflaged. When it is threatened it releases a glow liquid that distracts the predator giving it time to swim away.

18. Stamiids
Stamina is a deep-sea fish, It haves loose jaws so its pray does not get away.
There bodies are almost black so that they bland in to the sea floor
They are predators, eating smaller fish and they have fang like teeth.
stomiids produce eggs that float up into the surface waters to hatch. After they hatch they eat the plantation

20. Bloody belly Comb Jelly
The Bloody belly Comb Jelly ranges from many colors . It uses comb like tentacles to propel itself in the water. They have a maximum size of inches.

21. Spotted Ratfish
The ratfish is a relative of the shark. It has a rat like face and stays near the ocean floor looking floor its next meal. It likes to eat crunchy food like crabs or claims.

22. A giant squid lays approximately 30,000,000 eggs in a life time, but only 2 live to be adults. A giant squid can move anywhere its beak can fit

23. Hula Skirt Siphonophore
This siphonophore has a float and swimming bells. It's able to regulate its density by changing the amount of gas in its float. The float has a pore at the bottom that emits gas and can be refilled with secretions produced by a special gland.

25. abyssal zone questions Why doesn’t light reach the abyssal zone
abyssal zone questions Why doesn’t light reach the abyssal zone? Is the abyssal the most highly populated and why? How many animals are in the abyssal zone, and how many are found? How do the creatures adjust to the darkness? How do the creatures get there food? What was invented that led to further study of the abyssal zone?

26. Name one fish that was recently discovered
Name one fish that was recently discovered? What is the temperature of the abyssal zone? What is bioluminescence? What is salinity? The abyssal have high salinity or low salinity? What creatures are being hurt in the abyssal zone? What is salinity? What would happen if the food chain was disturbed? If you affect one zone of the ocean what will happen to the other zones?