Environmental Cycles
What cycle are fossil fuels a part of?
The sea star is the ________ consumer.
What is one of the animals that has gone extinct in the Pacific?
The New Zealand Grayling
Phytoplankton need light for photosynthesis and live near the surface of the water, which is their...?
Habitat
During climate change what species benefits the most and has been harmed by it?
Algae and Beach Turtles
Why is the Pacific Ocean a key role in the water cycle?
Helps with evaportation.
Great White Sharks and Killer Whales are _______ predators?
Apex predators
What is one animal that the Killer Whale eats?
Fish, squids, and seals
What are the 3 main sources of polllution in the Pacific?
The Pacific Garbage Patch, oil spills, and natural causes.
Disease is an example of what environmental factor?
Density-dependent factors
The ____________ is the result of the movement of the tectonic plates?
Ring of Fire!
What is one of the main producers in the Pacific Ocean?
Algae
What animal has the nickname "the lungs of the sea"?
Turtlegrass
What are some ways to preserve the ocean?
Switch utensils to metal, help take care of the beach, and support organizations that protect the ocean.
What is a limiting factor in the Pacific?
Sunlight for plants
When tectonic plates split from each other creating a new ocean crust it causes __________?
Sea floors spreading.
What pyramid does the 10% rule apply to?
Energy Pyramid
This animals weight can go up to 5,300 lbs.
Giant Ocean Manta Ray
What are ways that humans can conserve the ocean?
Conserve water, reduce waste, use less energy.
Global warming is an example of what environmental factors?
Density-independent factors
What are some of the abiotic and biotic factors in the Pacific ocean?
Abiotic factors: sand, Shells, Rocks,
Biotic factors: Fish, Dolphins, Chelly fish, living creatures.
Gray whales _______ south along the coast of North America.
Emigrate
Corollospora Maritima bears sexual spores on this part of the fungi.
Sacs
Why is sand a nonrenewable source?
It is blown away into a thin sheet which is hard to get off the ground.
About how many fish are overfished each year?
1-3 trillion