Intro to Ocean
Living and non-living factors in an ecosystem
abiotic/biotic
Type of Fish you dissected
Pacific Mackerel
Name one bird you observed today
Gull, pigeon, pelican, cormorant, etc
What produces Milk, Live birth, Breathes air, has fur, Warm Blooded
Mammal!
Organism that creates its own food and energy
Producer
Lifespan of a moon jelly
Adult 1 year, polyp 25+
What makes plants and phytoplankton similar?
Photosynthesis!
How many snakes do we have in our estuary exhibit?
4!
Smallest organism in the marine food chain
Plankton
Local Marine Mammals
Sea Lion, Common Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Fin-Whale, Humpback Whale, Minke Whale
What lives on the fouling plates?
Algae, Invasive species, tunicates, mussels, etc.
How old is Sebastien?
22
Three abiotic factors of water (think water quality)
temperature, salinity, pH
Open ocean is another name for what...
Pelagic Zone!
A place where water travels from the mountains to the sea
Watershed
Stage of life where moon jelly's clone themselves
Strobilating Polyp
Name two habitats off the coast of California
Kelp forest, tide pools, open ocean
What are you not supposed to step over on the RV/SE?
ANCHOR CHAIN
What kind of bugs do we have in our estuary exhibit?
Worms, Beetle, isopod, moth
What is your admins favorite holiday?
FOURTH OF JULY