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MondayMarch 5, 2012(Ocean
Life)
The Launch PadMonday, 3/5/12
Use the chart to describe how ocean water
density is affected by latitude and
depth.
Why is ocean water getting more acidic?
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Ocean LifeThe marine
environment is inhabited by a wide
variety of organisms. Most of these
organisms live within the sunlit surface
waters.Many are
photosynthetic.
Ocean LifeClassification of
marine organisms Plankton (floaters) include
all marine organisms – algae (phytoplankton), animals (zooplankton), and bacteria – that drift
with ocean currents.Most of Earth’s biomass
consists of plankton adrift in the ocean.
Phytoplankton - Algae
Zooplankton - Animals
Ocean LifeClassification of
marine organisms Nekton (swimmers) include all animals capable of moving
independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other
means of propulsion.
Nekton – Great Reef Shark
Nekton - Squid
Nekton - Grunts
Nekton – Moray Eel
Ocean LifeClassification of
marine organisms Benthos (bottom
dwellers) describe organisms living on or in
the ocean bottom.A great number of
species exist on the shallow coastal floor, but
most live in perpetual darkness in deep water.
Benthos – Sea Star
Benthos – Yellow Tube Sponge
Benthos – Green Sea Urchin
Benthos – Coral Crab
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