Life in the deep ocean [pic] http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/Departments/Ichthyology/larval_fish_archive.html Investigate how organisms survive in an extreme environment Earth and space science: 2.4 AS91190 Credits: 4 Arnold Weiner Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Ocean zones 2.1 The epipelagic zone 2.2 The mesopelagic zone 2.3 The bathypelagic zone 2.4 The abyssopelagic zone
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Did you know that some deep-sea creatures adapt to their environment to survive? There are a variety of ways that deep-sea creatures are similar and different from one another. With over three fifths of our earth being covered by water‚ the deep-sea has not fully been explored as of yet. Creatures such as‚ the giant squid‚ zombie worms‚ jellyfish‚ and yeti crabs adapted to their environment which allows them to survive. Due to the extreme conditions‚ deep-sea creatures’ adaption transpires to their
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EK115008S The Deep Sea (2012) It is odd that a planet with 65% of its surface covered by ocean and 57% by 1000+m of deep-sea is called the ‘Earth’. Some 49% of the globe’s surface is 3-6 km below the ocean waves and the average ocean depth is 3.8 km. The deep sea is dark‚ devoid of plants but home to many animals which have been collected on hooks and lines‚ in nets‚ from the stomachs of other deep-sea beasts‚ viewed and photographed from tethered cameras‚ ROVs and deep-sea submersibles.
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Reduce our usage of paper – Save our trees! Tips on how to reduce paper usage: Do not discard waste paper. Recycle scrap including newspaper. You can earn extra money this way! Do not print documents unnecessarily. Read off the computer screen if you can. Use the back of used paper as scrap if you can. Use toilet paper sparingly. Encourage your parents and school to buy recycled paper products. All space in old books should be used before using a new one. Encourage your school and parents
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Deep Ocean Mining Part 2 Deep ocean mining is an alternative to land mining in search of minerals such as copper‚ gold‚ manganese or cobalt among other minerals. The minerals on land are being depleted owing to the increasing demand for these minerals‚ and this makes the deep sea bed an alternative to the exploitation of minerals. The fact that the water bodies cover a huge part of earth’s surface makes deep sea mining even more
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“If deep-sea fishing is the most dangerous of all civilian occupations‚ it is especially so during winter months or during storms at any time of year.” Yet‚ “risk taking is something they are paid to accept” (Cockerham‚ 131). [Epigram] As depicted by Sebastian Junger’s nonfiction account‚ The Perfect Storm‚ deep-sea fishing requires a level of determination that can override scientific data and superstitious judgment‚ in the interest of getting money. He tells the story of the Andrea Gail‚ which
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AN ARTICLE ON THE IDIOMATIC PHRASE “BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA” A common idiomatic expression in use in many English speaking countries is the reference to being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Among the most popular of English sayings‚ the origin of this particular idiom is routinely debated‚ with some tracing the saying back to the days of Roman and Greek mythology. Whatever the origin‚ the expression has come to refer to being caught in a dilemma involving only
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life. Using the better known hypotheses Primordial Soup‚ IronSulfur World‚ Deep Sea Vent‚ RNA World‚ Community Clay‚ and Panspermia Hypothesis‚ our world will benefit from the progress we will make from the study of these theories. Though we probably will not have a definite
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Dominic Heising Mr. Andy Switzer 8th Grade English Language Arts October 27th‚ 2016 Deep Sea Creatures It is a frequently asked question. What animals live deep under the sea? There are many mystical and elusive organisms that live deep under the sea. We don’t know much about these animals. There is so much more to know about them that scientists haven’t yet been able to find. These creatures are peculiar looking‚ and contrast a lot from the land animals we usually see. One of these animals
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QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT | Adaptations | A comparison of the salt water crocodile and fresh water crocodile | | | 2/27/2012 | | Figure 1 – Saltwater Crocodile Figure 2 – Freshwater Crocodile Subject: SCX101B School: Name: Completed: 12/03/12 I declare that the work submitted is my own with no part written/produced for me by any other person. I have acknowledged the people who have provided assistance and the materials referred to in developing my ideas have been acknowledged
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