if an animal of euphotic zone has to servive abyssal zone, what adaptations are required to survive there?
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First of all, try to imagine conditions of the abyssal zone - no light, high pressure, very rare pray and partner for mating… Because of this animal develop adaptations to help them deal with these problems:
structures to catch pray more easily (glowing fish lures in anglerfish)
metabolism and feeding adapted to rare occasions when faecal pellets of whales etc. fall down to the bottom, or a carcass sinks
reproductive strategies - parasitic males attach to females and stay for them forever
bioluminescence - glowing structures to attract prey, scare the predators etc.
bodies which are not very muscular and slow moving to save energy…
structures to catch pray more easily (glowing fish lures in anglerfish)
metabolism and feeding adapted to rare occasions when faecal pellets of whales etc. fall down to the bottom, or a carcass sinks
reproductive strategies - parasitic males attach to females and stay for them forever
bioluminescence - glowing structures to attract prey, scare the predators etc.
bodies which are not very muscular and slow moving to save energy…
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