let’s get ahead OF OUR WORK! LET’S BE REALLY PROACTIVE!!!

here’s a satellite shot of eutrophication Do you remember what this is???

phytoplankton (like algae) M_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A_ _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

phytoplankton (like algae) MICROSCOPIC AQUATIC PHOTOSYNTHESIZERS

Which makes more oxygen gas for us to breathe? terrestrial plants & trees aquatic plants & phytoplankton

phytoplankton give us 50-85% of earth’s oxygen!!! almost all life would be dead without them!

Get your chromebooks & google “what is phytoplankton?” LIST 5 SPECIFIC TYPES OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN YOUR NOTES HERE: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton/

THESE 5 PHYTOPLANKTON MAKE UP THE BASE OF MOST FOOD WEBS 5 TYPES OF PHYTOPLANKTON CYANOBACTERIA DIATOMS DINOFLAGELLATES GREEN ALGAE COCOLITHOPHORES PICK ANY 2

FIND THREE SPECIES THAT WOULD EAT EACH OF THESE PRODUCERS. consumers of CYANOBACTERIA consumers of GREEN ALGAE

FIND THREE SPECIES THAT WOULD EAT EACH OF THESE PRODUCERS. consumers of CYANOBACTERia consumers OF GREEN ALGAE SEA CUCUMBERS CERITH SNAILS SPINY STAR ASTRAEA NERITE SNAILS TWIG CATFISH BRISTLENOSE PLECOS

Phytoplankton make up the base of many FOOD WEBS!

What are FOOD WEBS?

FOOD WEBS show the relationshipS between producers (plants & phytoplankton) & consumers (eaters of plants, phytoplankton & even other consumers!) Plants & phytoplankton are at the bottom of most food webs.

FOOD WEBS show the relationshipS between producers (plants & phytoplankton) & consumers (eaters of plants, phytoplankton & even other consumers!) Plants & phytoplankton are at the bottom of most food webs. They make their own food (PRODUCERS).

FOOD WEBS show the relationshipS between producers (plants & phytoplankton) & consumers (eaters of plants, phytoplankton & even other consumers!) Plants & phytoplankton are at the bottom of most food webs. They make their own food (PRODUCERS). They don’t eat…they’re just eaten!

FOOD WEBS show the relationshipS between producers (plants & phytoplankton) & consumers (eaters of plants, phytoplankton & even other consumers!) Plants & phytoplankton are at the bottom of most food webs. They make their own food (PRODUCERS). They don’t eat…they’re just eaten! ARROWS in food webs always point TOWARDS the CONSUMER

You’ve already begun to make a food web… a FOOD WEB that will be DUE IN APRIL!!!! sea cucumber twig catfish cyanobacteria green algae

now FIND AT LEAST TWO things that will eat your primary consumers… YOU SHOULD HAVE 20 DIFFERENT CREATURES ON YOUR FOOD WEB! a food web that will be due in APRIL!! triggerfish sea cucumber twig catfish cyanobacteria green algae

Finally, FIND at least ONE CONSUMER WHO WILL EAT EACH OF YOUR 12 SECONDARY CONSUMERS YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 32 DIFFERENT CREATURES ON YOUR FOOD WEB! a food web that will be due in APRIL!! dolphin triggerfish sea cucumber twig catfish cyanobacteria green algae

be SPECIES SPECIFIC for APRIL!! be accurate! be SPECIES SPECIFIC for APRIL!!