Planet Ocean

2nd Grade

Presentation By:

Ashtyn Klein

Students Will Learn the Students Will Learn the Following:Following:

• Different types of organisms that live in the Different types of organisms that live in the ocean.ocean.

• How they survive together.How they survive together.

• Different reproduction systems of the organisms.Different reproduction systems of the organisms.

• The food chain. The food chain. Learn more about the food chain? Click here:Learn more about the food chain? Click here:

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Focus On….Focus On….Marine (ocean or sea) - including Marine (ocean or sea) - including littoral or littoral or intertidalintertidal zones zones euphoticeuphotic (sunlit) zone (sunlit) zone

CCoral reeforal reef (warm shallow salt-water (warm shallow salt-water environments based on coral formations) environments based on coral formations)

Biomes:Biomes:• estuarine biomes (where rivers meet estuarine biomes (where rivers meet

oceans) oceans) • pelagic biomes (open seas near the surface) pelagic biomes (open seas near the surface)

• disphotic (twilight) zone disphotic (twilight) zone • midnight (aphotic) zone midnight (aphotic) zone • benthic biomes (bottom) benthic biomes (bottom)

• sea trenches sea trenches • sea Caves sea Caves

Creatures of the SeaCreatures of the SeaOrganisms to be covered: Blue Whale, Shark, Clown fish, sea Organisms to be covered: Blue Whale, Shark, Clown fish, sea

turtles, coral reefs, sea turtle, zoo plankton, etc…turtles, coral reefs, sea turtle, zoo plankton, etc…

To learn more about these organisms just click on the picture!To learn more about these organisms just click on the picture!

References:References:

• http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter112/chttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter112/ch112a.html#112.4h112a.html#112.4

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/oceahttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Oceanlife.shtmln/Oceanlife.shtml

• http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/sthahttp://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/sthabit.htmlbit.html

• http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/fish/clownfish.htmlhttp://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/fish/clownfish.html

• http://www.coralfilm.com/f_story.htmlhttp://www.coralfilm.com/f_story.html

Clown FishClown Fish

HabitatHabitat• Clownfish belong to a group of small, brightly Clownfish belong to a group of small, brightly

colored fish called damselfish. These inshore reef colored fish called damselfish. These inshore reef dwellers have developed a curious and potentially dwellers have developed a curious and potentially deadly relationship with the sea anemone.deadly relationship with the sea anemone.

ReproductionReproduction• Clownfish lay their eggs in batches on the clear Clownfish lay their eggs in batches on the clear

coral or rock adjacent to the anemone, or at the coral or rock adjacent to the anemone, or at the base of the male guards the eggs until they hatch base of the male guards the eggs until they hatch 4-5 days later. In some species of clownfish, the 4-5 days later. In some species of clownfish, the male cares for the young until they reach sexual male cares for the young until they reach sexual maturity, at which time they leave to find their maturity, at which time they leave to find their own host anemone. RETURNown host anemone. RETURN

Sea TurtlesSea Turtles

• Sea turtles are found in warm and temperate seas Sea turtles are found in warm and temperate seas throughout the world. throughout the world.

HabitatHabitat

• Adults of most species are found in shallow, coastal Adults of most species are found in shallow, coastal waters, bays, lagoons, and estuaries. Some also waters, bays, lagoons, and estuaries. Some also venture into the open sea. Juveniles of some venture into the open sea. Juveniles of some species may be found in bays and estuaries, as species may be found in bays and estuaries, as well as at sea. well as at sea.

• Like other turtles, sea turtles lay eggs. They must Like other turtles, sea turtles lay eggs. They must come ashore to do so. come ashore to do so. RETURNRETURN

The Marine Food ChainThe Marine Food Chain  

        PhytoplanktonPhytoplankton is the first level of our food chain, is the first level of our food chain, followed by the zooplankton, which feeds on the followed by the zooplankton, which feeds on the phytoplankton. The phytoplankton. The zooplanktonzooplankton are then eaten are then eaten by krill, fish and other crustaceans, which all go by krill, fish and other crustaceans, which all go on to be eaten by big fish, penguins, seals, on to be eaten by big fish, penguins, seals, walruses and whales. The food chain continues walruses and whales. The food chain continues when these are eaten by mammals like polar when these are eaten by mammals like polar bears.bears.

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Marine BiomesMarine BiomesThe marine regions are divided between The marine regions are divided between coral coral

reefsreefs, , estuaries, estuaries, andand oceans oceans.  Oceans .  Oceans represent the largest and most diverse of the represent the largest and most diverse of the ecosystems; salt water evaporates and turns to ecosystems; salt water evaporates and turns to rain which falls on the land regions, while most of rain which falls on the land regions, while most of the oxygen in our atmosphere is generated by the oxygen in our atmosphere is generated by algae.  Algae is also responsible for the algae.  Algae is also responsible for the absorption of large amounts of carbon dioxide absorption of large amounts of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. Return or For even more from our atmosphere. Return or For even more information click below:information click below: