Deep ocean organisms such as tube worms, sea pigs, and giant squid live in extreme environmental conditions of high pressure, low temperatures around 2-4 degrees Celsius, and low oxygen levels. These organisms have developed adaptations like large eyes, bioluminescence, strong senses of smell, lack of swim bladders, expandable stomachs, lack of jaws, and camouflaging colors to survive in this environment. A human could not survive for long in the deep ocean due to the pressure causing lung collapse and body temperature dropping below the level for organ function within around 15 minutes. Special equipment able to withstand high pressure would be needed for a human to remain in the deep ocean environment.

1. Deep Ocean Melissa Kane

2. Organisms Giant tube worms, sea pigs, giant grenadier fish, viper fish, gulper eel , amphipods, and colossal squid

3. Environmental Conditions Dark Water Pressure increases atmospheres at a time Temperatures are from 2-4 degrees Celsius Oxygen is very poor, but is not the worst zone in the ocean.

4. Human homeostasis 33-34 degrees Celsius is the normal temperature. Dropping to 29 degrees celsius causes the body’s organs to shut down.

5. Adaptations needed to live there. Large eyes, bioluminescence, strong sense of smell, absence of swim bladder, expandable stomachs, absence of jaws, and bioluminescence. Color is another adaptation developed for camoflauge and protection from predators. Deep sea fish are often transparent, black, silvery and even red in color

6. Equipment needed A very strong structure, such as a submarine that can handle all the pressure. to remain in the structure

7. Can A human survive there? They would need to cool their body temperature, but that would cause the body to shut down The pressure would be so great that the lungs would collapse. A human would survive no more than 15 minutes.