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Monday March 5, 2012 (Ocean Life)
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Why is ocean water getting more acidic?
The Launch Pad Monday, 3/5/12 Use the chart to describe how ocean water density is affected by latitude and depth. Why is ocean water getting more acidic?
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Summative or Formative Date Issued Date Due Date Into Grade Speed Last Day WS – Sedimentary Rocks (Part 1) F 2/15 2/17 3/2 3/6 Quiz 20 S1 2/24 3/9 Lab – Metamorphic Rocks 2/22 Video Quiz - Oceans – Earth’s Last Frontier 2/23 Quiz 21 S2 TELPAS Writing Sample 2/28 3/1 3/7 Quiz 22 S3 3/23
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Earth Formed From Diverse Meteorite Mix, Study Suggests
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Ocean Life The marine environment is inhabited by a wide variety of organisms. Most of these organisms live within the sunlit surface waters. Many are photosynthetic.
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Most of Earth’s biomass consists of plankton adrift in the ocean.
Ocean Life Classification of marine organisms Plankton (floaters) include all marine organisms – algae (phytoplankton), animals (zooplankton), and bacteria – that drift with ocean currents. Most of Earth’s biomass consists of plankton adrift in the ocean.
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Phytoplankton - Algae
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Zooplankton - Animals
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Classification of marine organisms
Ocean Life Classification of marine organisms Nekton (swimmers) include all animals capable of moving independently of the ocean currents, by swimming or other means of propulsion.
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Nekton – Great Reef Shark
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Nekton - Squid
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Nekton - Grunts
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Nekton – Moray Eel
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Classification of marine organisms
Ocean Life Classification of marine organisms Benthos (bottom dwellers) describe organisms living on or in the ocean bottom. A great number of species exist on the shallow coastal floor, but most live in perpetual darkness in deep water.
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Benthos – Sea Star
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Benthos – Yellow Tube Sponge
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Benthos – Green Sea Urchin
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Benthos – Coral Crab
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