What is the individual animal that makes up coral called?
Coral Polyp
What creature has venomous spines and is harmful to the ocean?
Lionfish
True or False: If your hypothesis is wrong, you must change it.
What are the three types of mangroves in Florida?
Red, Black, and White
What is the name of the place I work?
What is the name of the algae that lives inside of coral?
Zooxanthellae
Give an example of a crustacean
Crab
Lobster
Shrimp
What three words should be in your hypothesis?
If....then....because.
What layer of the ocean does coral live?
Sunlight Zone
What is it called when a species is not from an area, has no natural predators, and can eat almost anything? (Hint: lion fish are an example)
Invasive Species
What two things does the algae inside of coral provide?
Food and Color
Fish breathe by using what body structure?
Gills
What do we use to make observations?
Our 5 senses
True or False: Pollution only affects the top three layers of the ocean.
False! It affects all 5 layers!
What are the two components of the coral skeleton?
Calcium and Carbon
What are three examples of things that stress out coral?
Pollution
Water Temperature
Chemicals
Are eels vertebrates or invertebrates?
Vertebrates
What are we making when we make a replicate of something in science?
A model
What percentage of wave energy does coral absorb?
97%
What is causing the ocean levels to rise? (hint: melting)
The melting of the ice in Antarctica!
What is the name of the disease coral can get? (hint: it travels through the water and kills coral tissue)
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
What are the 4 characteristics of arthropods? (hint: think of the hand motions)
Exoskeleton
Antennae
Jointed Appendages
Segmented Body
What is the process of completing a science experiment called?
The Scientific Method
Explain the difference between a habitat and an ecosystem
Habitat: Where an animal lives, includes shelter, food, space. Ex. our houses
Ecosystem: a place where animals live and eat, including the space, air and water there. This includes the non-living parts such as dirt and rocks. Ex. Our neighborhood
What are the 5 layers of the ocean?
Sunlight Zone
Twilight Zone
Midnight Zone
Abyssal Zone
Trenches