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BY CHELSEA HORITA &
MELANIE FUJI’IPD 6
THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM
A biome is general types of ecosystems. A biome is a large area on the earth’s surface that is defined by temperature and down fall.
What is a Biome?
An example of a biome is the ocean. This biome is on the hotter side. Since this biome is the ocean it is wet
What is an Example of a Biome?
Our ecosystem can be found in the 5 major oceans of the world. These 5 oceans are The Atlantic, The Pacific, The Indian, The Sothern, and The Arctic ocean. Since these oceans are spread across the world, the temperature of the ecosystem depends on what types of organisms live there.
Where can our ecosystem be found?
~Larger sharks ~Shrimp~Smaller sharks ~Copepods~Marlin ~Pteropods~Lancet fish ~Dinoflagellates~Squid ~Diatoms~Mackerel ~Lantern fish ~Amphipods ~Ocean sunfish
What’s in the Ecosystem?
What’s in the Ecosystem?
Here’s another one:~Phytoplankton~Zoo plankton ~Fish larvae~Small fish~Predators
Energy Transfer
The plankton gets energy from the sun
The lantern fish gets energy from the plankton
The squid gets energy from the lantern fish
The shark gets energy from the squid
Later when the shark dies the bacteria breaks down the dead body and eats it
Our ecosystem is important because it holds much marine life that other animals need to eat and use as energy. Plus we humans also eat fish.
Why is Our Ecosystem Important?
We chose this ecosystem for 3 reasons1. Because we learned about food chains but we
never researched about the ocean before2. We both love the ocean and wanted to research
about something we were both interested in.3. We found that it was interesting that 70% of the
earth’s surface is covered with water
Why Did We Choose This Ecosystem?
• The average temperature of the ocean is 2 Degrees Celsius. That’s about 39 Degrees Fahrenheit.
• The color blue is least absorbed by seawater, the same shade of blue is most absorbed by microscopic plants called phytoplankton, drifting seaweed.
Interesting Facts About the Ocean
Student A= MelanieStudent B= Chelsea
Student A:~Contribution Page ~ Conclusion~Picture of food web ~Why did we choose this EcosystemStudent B:~Background Info ~Powerpoint~What’s in the Ecosystem? ~Interesting Facts~Energy Transfer~ Typing~Diagram
Contribution Page
• http://www.chccs.k12.nc.us/mdelem/webquests/debbie/lanternfish.gif
• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforesthtm• http://www.greenliving answers.com/archives/199• http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/99/95
199-036-D579DC4A.jpg• http://www.seafriends.org.nz/indepth/foodchn.gif• http://savethesea.org/STS%20ocean facts.htm
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