Intro to Ocean
Living and non-living factors in an ecosystem
abiotic/biotic
Type of Fish you dissected
Pacific Mackerel
Name 2 birds that you observed on either boat
Gull, pelican, surf scoter, tern, cormorant, etc
What are the 3 team names?
What are the killer sharks, sea pickles, and the eagle rays
Produces Milk, Live birth, Breathes air, has fur, Warm Blooded
Mammal!
Organism that creates its own food and energy
Producer
Lifespan of a moon jelly
Adult 1 year, polyp 25+
What makes plants and phytoplankton similar?
Photosynthesis!
What is the name of the sail boat/tall ship?
The spirit of dana point
How many snakes do we have in our estuary exhibit?
4!
Smallest organism in the marine foodchain
Plankton
Local Marine Mammals
Sea Lion, Common Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Fin-Whale, Humpback Whale, Minke Whale
Give an example of an organism considered to be zooplankton
What kind of dolphins did we see on the RVSE?
Short-beaked common dolphins and coastal bottlensoe
Jetty is the name of what animal in our facility?
Our western pond turtle!
Three abiotic factors of water
temperature, salinity, pH
Open ocean is another name for what...
Pelagic Zone!
What does RVSE stand for?
Research Vessel Sea Explorer
What 3 game options does bop-it have?
Pass it, party, solo
Stage of life where moon jelly's clone themselves
Strobilating Polyp
Name two habitats off the coast of California
Kelp forest, tide pools, open ocean
What type of camouflage does the pacific mackerel use?
Counter Shading
What kind of bugs do we have in our estuary exhibit?
Worms, Beetle, isopod, moth
What is the name of the paper we used for sunprinting?
Cyanotype paper
What year was the ocean institute founded?
1977