1. How are these ecosystems similar and different?
Aquatic Ecosystem
How are these ecosystems similar and
different?

2. Ocean producers: phytoplankton, seaweed, algae
shallow consumers: snails, sea urchins,
fish, crabs
open ocean consumers: fish, whale, seal,
sharks
type of water: salt water
soil: sandy
sunlight: plenty at the top, very little/none
at the bottom.

3. Pond/Lake producers: algae, plankton, cat tail, lily pad
consumers: zooplankton, snail, frog, fish, duck, crane
type of water: fresh water
soil: rocky, sandy or muddy
sunlight: sunlight usually reaches bottom

4. Estuary producers: seaweed, phytoplankton, cord grass
consumers: heron, barnacle, shrimp, mollusk
type of water: fresh & salt mix - brackish
soil: nutrient rich soil - made of detritus
sunlight: sunlight throughout

5. Salt Marsh producers: cord grass, glasswort, plankton
consumers: periwinkle snail, blue crab, mice, osprey
type of water: salt water, height changes with tide
soil: nutrient rich soil, mud and peat
sunlight: plenty

6. How are these ecosystems similar and different?
All have varying temperatures based on location/latitude.
Ocean, estuary, salt marsh have similar producers.
Estuary and salt marsh have similar consumers.
Ocean floor is the only ecosystem that does not receive sunlight.
Salt marsh and estuary have nutrient rich soil.