An organism that breaks down dead organic matter into chemicals or smaller pieces
What is a decomposer
100
The state that Monterey Bay is off the coast of
What is California?
100
The name of the organization that saves and cares for marine wildlife
What is the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
100
about 40 degrees
What is the average temperaure of Monterey Bay in the winter
200
Why sea otters almost went extinct
What is hunting for fur
200
Two consumers from my food web
What is a sea otter, bat star, red octopus, giant keplfish, giant green anemone, spiny brittle star, zooplankton, turban snail, abalone, foliate kelp crab
200
One important abiot factor in Monterey Bay
What is water, current
200
How the marine sanctuary raises awareness
What is through a website and an aquarium
200
about 70 degrees
What is the average temperature of Monterey Bay in the summer
300
About how much sea otters eat per day
What is 25-40% of their bodyweight
300
How a producer gets its food
What is through photosynthesis
300
One thing that humans have done to impact life on Monterey Bay
What is save and care for animals, raise awareness, Fishing, pollution from boats, coastal development, kelp harvesting
300
The percentage of the worlds oceans heavily affected by people
What is 40%
(anywhere in a 10% range counts)
300
One animal I listed that lives in Monterey Bay that was not in my food web
What is dolphin, whale, shark
400
How sea otters crack open their food
What is with a rock
400
The difference betweena food web and a food chain
What is food webs give more information and a food chain only gives one possible predator or food source?
400
True or False: Monterey Bay has an underwater canyon three times as deep as the Grand Canyon
What is False. It is twice as deep
400
One thing I listed that humans have done to affect the ocean in a bad way
What is fishing, coastal development, pollution from shipping, kelp harvesting
400
True or false: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has been there for 30 years
What is false
500
Why sea otters don't like their fur being dirty
What is because it has trouble absorbing the air it needs to stay warm
500
The decomposer in the Monterey Bay food web
What is Marine Bacteria
500
The ocean that Monterey Bay is in
What is Pacific
500
True or false: Humans hunted sea otters for their meat and that is why they almost went extinct