Extreme adaptatio

ns

How do they survive?

What obstacle

s do these

deep-sea denizens frequently avoid?

Is there a reason for their peculiarity?

What protects them?

How have they

adapted to the abyss?

What adaptations allow deep-sea creatures to survive in extreme environments?

In “Trip into Blackness,” what do you learn about being a scientist?

Being a scientist in the deep sea requires patience. After submerging to depths of up to 820 meters you might see creatures from the deep sea if you turn off the powerful lights needed to penetrate the darkness. After some time, in a very small space, bioluminescent beings with various peculiarities may begin to appear. A scientist may wait a considerable amount of time to be rewarded with a visitor.

Classwork and Quiz RubricConten

tVoice Rules

40% 

Student has a thorough understanding of the content.

Student accurately uses support from a source(s).

40% 

Student adequately rephrases the question(s) in their answer.

Student’s analysis, explanation, and/or example of the source are 

accurate. 

20% 

Student’s answer has few grammar and spelling mistakes. There are no fragments or run-on sentences.Student’s heading has all of the 

components.

30% 

Student vaguely understands the content and minimally supports 

using a source(s).

30% 

Student’s analysis, explanation, and/or example about the source are confusing, weak, or seem 

rushed.

10% 

Student’s answer has several errors in grammar and commonly spelled 

words.Student’s heading is missing some 

of the components.10% 

Student’s answer is incomplete.  Student may have answered 

using a brief phrase, bullets, or one word.

10% 

Student included little or no analysis, explanation, or example 

about the source.

5% 

Student’s answer is illegible, has many errors in grammar and commonly spelled words.  

Student’s heading is missing most components.

Would a giant squid be able to live comfortably alongside yeti crabs? Why or why not? Cite evidence from the selections in your responseGiant squid could not comfortably exist in the same habitat as the yeti crab. Due to hydrothermal vents spewing hot gasses and lava and the extreme cold of the depths of this environment, very few creatures, and especially the giant squid, could endure this home. Another very good reason this environment is not suitable for the giant squid is that the food of the yeti crab, mineral eating bacteria, is something a giant squid would eat. Had a giant squid decided to acquire real estate in the yeti crabs neighborhood, the results would most likely be fatal.

How would you use

your responses

to questions 6 and 7 in an essay?