Osprey
A bird!
Will you find a salt marsh in an area with lots of waves?
No!
What type of animal group is a turtle?
A reptile!
What are plankton?
Plants and Animals that float through the ocean
How many ocean layers are there?
5
Where do osprey nests?
What makes a salt marsh important?
How many different species of turtle is there?
Seven
What are the two kinds of plankton?
Phytoplankton and Zooplankton
What are the ocean layers?
Sunlight zone, Twilight zone, Midnight Zone, Abyss, Trenches
What do osprey eat?
Fish
Peat
Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?
On the same beach they were born.
Where do plankton live?
In the Sunlight Zone
What is the biggest zone in the ocean?
The Midnight Zone
What do ospreys do in the winter time?
They migrate south.
What is the area called where fresh and salt water mix?
An estuary
What is the scientific term for a turtle shell?
A carapace
What are the differences between phytoplankton and zooplankton?
Zooplankton are animals and phytoplankton are plants
What is bioluminescence?
A chemical reaction that causes animals to produce their own light.
Long sharp hooked claws to grip slippery fish.
How can we protect salt marshes?
Don't walk where the grass grows. Pick up our trash so it doesn't get in the salt marsh.
What two sea turtles can you find on east coast of the United States?
Loggerhead and Leatherback
What is their importance to other organisms in the ecosystem?
They are at the bottom of the food chain and help support all organisms in the ocean. They are also how many animals start their lives in the ocean.
where is the deepest part of the ocean?
Marianas Trench in the pacific ocean