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What is a SEA?
This is the part of the ocean partially enclosed by land.
What are the TAXONOMIC ranks/categories?
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Why are so many deep sea organisms red?
A depths, these organisms become invisible.
What is a VERTEBRATE?
An animal with a spine.
What is an adjective? (used in writer's craft)
What are the world’s oceans?
Arctic, Indian, Pacific, Atlantic & Southern
What is coral made of?
Coral is made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny coral creatures called polyps. Each soft-bodied polyp—most no thicker than a nickel—secretes a hard outer skeleton of limestone (calcium carbonate) that attaches either to rock or the dead skeletons of other polyps.
What is BIOLUMINESCENCE?
The production and emission of light by a living organism.
What keeps fish from sinking?
a swim bladder
What is the question of the year?
Does the past determine the future?
What are 2 parts of a wave?
crest, trough, wave height, wave length
What is a CORAL POLYP?
It is a tiny animal that, after multiplying, makes up a coral reef.
Name 2 deep sea organism adaptations.
Examples of this include Red Coloration, Giantism, Dwarfism & Transparency.
When referring to the marine food web, what is a PRODUCER?
they synthesize their own energy without needing to eat, or they 'produce' their own 'food'
What is 3B4G?
Finding support from Brains, Books and Buddies, before coming to a guide with a question.
What is the CORIOLIS EFFECT?
The apparent curvature of global winds, ocean currents, and everything else that moves freely across the Earth’s surface.
What are SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS?
Examples of THIS are Parasitism, Mutualism and Commensalism.
How deep is the Mariana Trench?
about 7 miles deep (11,034 meters or 36,201 feet deep)
What is a MAMMAL?
Any member of the group of vertebrate animals in which the young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother. The mother has live young and does not lay eggs.
Name 3 rules of engagement.
- pay attention to who is speaking
- no distracting
- no fidgeting
- prove your point without taking too long
- no bunnytrailing
What are 2 minerals often found in sea water?
chloride, sodium, sulfate, magnesium, calcium, and potassium
What are 2 examples of animals that live in coral reefs?
clown fish, various other types of fish, sponges, oysters, clams, crabs, sea stars, sea urchins, lobster, seahorse, etc
What is the twilight zone?
The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe. It lies 200 to 1,000 meters (about 650 to 3,300 feet) below the ocean surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight.
What is the role of a DORSAL FIN on a fish?
balance
When you are ready to submit a work of excellence, who should look at it first?
your running partner