ocean+ecosystems

ocean ecosystems (and ocean zones)

Explain the following: three major ecosystems found in the ocean (check the blue populations & ecosystems book for a reminder), and how you can tell them apart the different levels (or zones) of the ocean

Define these terms: coastal ocean open ocean shoreline euphotic zone bathyal zone abyssal zone hadal zone pelagic habitat benthic habitat

Write the questions you want to know, or the things you have found, here.

How deep is the benthic habitat?

How much pressure is there in the hadalpelagic zone? What color are deep sea animals?

What is the surroundings of the shoreline ecosystem? What do the different zones or provinces mean?

How the amount of light in an ocean area determines how much life is there major organisms living in each ecosystem and level? How posionous do reefers get?

What is the farthest down you can go before you can't get light?

Is the open ocean the same as the Pelagic zone? Sources: Type in what you want to know and //blurtit// into the search bar. http://www.seasky.org/sea.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Ocean_Ecosystems.aspx

http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ecosystems/default.aspx

http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/ocean-zones

http://www.oceanlink.info/biodiversity/deepsea/deepsea.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00116/ Example of project Brainpop video: underwater world http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/underwaterworld/

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