Oceans
What is the main source of energy in a food web?
The sun
What are dichotomous keys used for?
To classify different organisms.
Where is the ocean the saltiest?
The bottom
What is a niche?
The specific role or job that an organism has in an ecosystem.
They create a lot of litter which then can get into the local watershed, eventually going into the ocean
These are caused by the moon's gravitational pull
Tides
What is a producer?
An organism that creates its own food through photosynthesis
What are two conditions found at the bottom of the ocean?
These are caused by wind, and ocean temperature changes.
Ocean currents
Where are the least organisms found in the ocean?
Deeper in the ocean
What causes the most flooding in areas close to the coastline?
Hurricanes
why do plants not grow in the deep ocean.
The lack of sunlight in the deep ocean
This is where the continent ends and the ocean floor begins
The continental rise
If I mix cold water, and hot water into a container of room temperature water, what will happen?
The hot water will rise, while the cold water (the most dense) will sink to the bottom.
How would an ocean ecosystem be affected if the entire population of sharks disappeared?
There would be an overpopulation of fish due to the lack of a main predator, which will lead to a decline in population of producers.