Knowledge
What is one example of an apex predator in the ocean?
Great white sharks
What is an example of something in a cluster?
grapes, people standing in a group
What do you call a predator that has no natural predators?
Apex predator
What does it mean for birds to migrate south for the winter?
To move to a different place
What is unique about how paradoxical frogs grow?
They shrink as they grow.
Is coral a biotic or an abiotic factor of ocean ecosystems?
Biotic (it's an animal)
What does it mean to "contradict" someone?
To oppose, to disagree, to go against, to show the opposite of
A producer gains energy from...
Sunlight or chemicals
Is kelp a plant?
No (it doesn't have roots, it's actually a type of algae)
The open ocean covers _____% of the earth's surface.
Over 70%
Photosynthesis requires _______ as a source of energy.
Light
What is the definition of an "adaptation?"
an adjustment in appearance or behavior to an organism's ecosystem
How do consumers get energy?
By eating other organisms (plants or other animals)
Mangrove forests and estuaries are located near...
Coastlines
What kind of currents are in the deep sea?
upwelling (rising) and downwelling (sinking)
What zone typically has the most producers?
Sunlight zone
What is the opposite of something that is "entangled?"
free
How do decomposers get energy?
From detritus/marine snow/dead things
Why do we use the word "because" to connect two ideas?
To explain a reason
What is one job of marine biologists?
Studying marine animals and ecosystems, spreading awareness, protecting marine animals and ecosystems
What is an adaptation that organisms in the deep sea (like angler fish) have to help them attract prey in the dark?
bioluminescence
When you read something for clarity, then you are reading for...
understanding
How many steps away are secondary consumers from the energy of the sun in a trophic pyramid? (hint: what does secondary mean?)
Two
Plastic
What produces an angler fish's light?
a symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria