Sierra Blakely
Aequorea victoria, a bioluminescent jellyfish
Marine organisms must have special characteristics in order to survive living in marine environments. These special characteristics, or adaptations, help these organisms with everyday activities. There are adaptations for temperature and pressure changes. Other adaptations include camouflage, the ability to extract oxygen from the surrounding watery environment, and the ability to control buoyancy. There are even adaptations for deep sea organisms such as the ability to “glow in the dark”, also called bioluminescence.
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