Post on 26-Dec-2015
Living Light:
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Activity
Each group represents a different animal.
There are 2-3 groups of each animal. GOAL:
Locate the other groups of your kind using ONLY the light pattern you were given as communication.
NO TALKING!
Activity
Why would an animal want to locate others of its same kind?
Why would it use light for this?
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Euphotic Zone < 200 m
“Twilight” Zone 200-1000 m
Aphotic Zone > 1000 m
Vibrio fischeri
http://www.medmicro.wisc.edu/labs/ruby/pictures/research/index.html
Beroe forskalii
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Deiopea
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Euphausia pacifica
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Japetella
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Phylliroe
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Tomopteris
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Anglerfish (Lophiiformes)
http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/cartoons/finding_nemo.htm
Anglerfish (Lophiiformes)
http://people.whitman.edu/~yancey/midwater.html
Uses of Bioluminescence
Communication Finding a mate Friend vs. Foe
Defense Confuse or blind a predator Camouflage
Finding food Attract prey Illumination
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html
Life in the Deep Sea
What other challenges do deep sea creatures face?
http://www.phytoplanktoncenter.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=36&product_id=50
Reference
“Lighting up the sea” lesson plan from National Geographic Xpeditions. 5 Oct 2009.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g35/seaslighting.html
© 1998-2008 National Geographic Society.