29.Ocean Food Webs EQ: What are the different aquatic ecosystems? Why are they so important to life on Earth? LT:I can identify the organisms within various trophic levels in aquatic ecosystems (such as estuary, wetlands and oceans). POU: I will differentiate between plankton, nekton, and benthos. I will identify the different types of animals in the ocean. I will identify key properties of Earth’s oceans.

 Welcome! It’s Tuesday 3/11/14 WARM UP: 1. What is an ecosystem? 2. What is the difference between a PRODUCER and a PRIMARY CONSUMER? Please record your responses at

The food web show the interactions between organisms in a meadow ecosystem Which organism gets food energy directly from both plants and animals?

How are estuaries connected to oceanic organisms? A.Estuaries provide a nursery grounds for oceanic organisms B.Estuaries provide sunlight for oceanic organisms. C.Estuaries provide primary food for oceanic organisms. D.Estuaries provide excess dissolved oxygen for oceanic organisms

HW: What’s for lunch or dinner? Create your own food chain based on a recent meal. Label each item in the meal, diagram where the food item comes from Label the different trophic levels This is a HOMEWORK assignment due Friday 3/14/14

Table of Contents 1 Title Assignment # Water Properties Webquest 8 Water Cycle Brainpop9 Water Cycle Vocabulary10 Water on Earth Notes11 River Basin Notes 12 River Basin Vocab13 River Basin Scavenger Hunt14 Estuaries Notes 15 Wetlands16 Diagram River Basin to Estuary17 Wetlands and Estuaries Vocab 18 Estuary Ecosystems 19 Ocean Food Webs20

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Plant life: small, unicellular plant cells, photosynthesizing algae, & seaweeds. Plant life: small, unicellular plant cells, photosynthesizing algae, & seaweeds.

Animal life: Many different types, sizes, species. Animal life: Many different types, sizes, species.

Here is the Energy Web: Suns Energy  Plants, Algae & Photoplankton (“Producers” - do photosynthesis)  Animals & Zooplankton (“Consumers” - Eat to get energy)

Types of Animals in the Ocean Plankton = Floating animal (usually one to a few cells) Plankton = Floating animal (usually one to a few cells) Nekton = Swimming, maneuvering animals (fish, sharks, seals, etc.) Nekton = Swimming, maneuvering animals (fish, sharks, seals, etc.) Benthos = Bottom dweller (on or in the seafloor) Benthos = Bottom dweller (on or in the seafloor) Plankton Nekton Benthos (ex. Halibut)

TED Video: Secret Life of Plankton (5:40 minutes) TED Video: Secret Life of Plankton (5:40 minutes) _plankton?utm_source=newsletter_weekly _ &utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&ut m_medium= #

Popplet: Create an Ocean Food Web You need 3 plankton, 3 nekton, and 3 benthos in your food web. You need 3 plankton, 3 nekton, and 3 benthos in your food web. You also need at least one TERRESTRIAL (a.k.a. land) organism that eats something in your Ocean food web. You also need at least one TERRESTRIAL (a.k.a. land) organism that eats something in your Ocean food web. This is due by Friday 3/14/14 This is due by Friday 3/14/14

Google Drive: To SUBMIT YOUR WORK 1.Log in to your Google Drive account 2.Use your nc.net and your zscalerpassword to login nc.net 3.Create a new folder and label it 6.Name.Science.Folder Click the i or  on your folder Tap the Share icon Type my address: Click “ ✔ ” Put the following items in the Folder (upload to your google drive, then – Water Cycle Travel Log – Picture of Page 17 – Food Chain Activity – Ocean Food Web Popplet