Oceanopraghy class

1. There are three major habitat divisions (canopy, midwater, holdfast) in the kelp forest. DRAW and NAME at least 3 fish you see in each of these habitats. 

1. Describe at 3 ways that some fish have adapted to living in the kelp forest. (be specific about the species and its adaptation) 

1. Kelp has become an important component of many commercial products. Name at least 4 products that you use regularly. 

1. What is the difference between a seal and a sea lion? Describe at least 3 ways. 

1. Sharks have many adaptations that make them great predators. Describe at least 4 of these adaptations and explain how it helps them as a predator. 

1. What are 3 ways that sharks are threatened by humans? 

1. Intertidal communities – Organisms that live in this environment must endure the rising and receding of tides throughout the day. Name 4 stressors that make their home in the intertidal must deal with. 

1. What are the advantages of fish belonging to a school?  

1. Do all penguins live in Antarctica? Why? 

1. A bird’s beak can tell you a lot about its feeding habits. Draw three different types of beaks, name the bird and describe how it helps the bird eat. 

1. A bird’s feet can also tell you about its lifestyle. Draw the feet of 2 different birds and explain what they are adapted to. 

1.  Coral reefs are thought of to be the rainforest of the sea because of the diversity of organisms that are found there. As you are walking through this area of the aquarium find something… 

1. With a shell: 

1. With stripes: 

1. With a big eye:  

1. With tentacles: 

1. That changes color: 

1. That changes sex: 

1. That is endangered: 

1. With a backbone: 

1. Without a backbone: 

1. That lives with a friend: 

1. That has a false eye: 

1. That is venomeous (poisonous): 

1. Coral Reefs – Living the coral reef has challenges. What are some of the defenses that organisms who live there have to cope with living in the reef? 

1. Compare the coral reef to the kelp forest. What are some of the major differences between the organisms that live in these two habitats? Explain why these differences may exist. 

1. Organisms that live together in a relationship that benefits both animals called symbiosis. Describe 2 symbiotic relationships that you’ve seen at the aquarium. 

2.  What are two sources of food for animals that live on the abyssal plains? 

3.  Observe the life size model of the whale fall.  The whale is an "island of life that survives for decades."  How did the whale come to rest on the floor of the abyssal plain? Why is this important for the survival of numerous organisms that live on the abyssal plains? 

Name three organisms whose survival is due to the creation of this island of life. 

4.  Visit the "Flashlight" fish in the aquarium behind the dead whale exhibit.  What is the biological purpose of this flashlight?