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Monday March 5, 2012

Monday March 5, 2012. (Ocean Life). 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?. Announcements. I will be available after school today until 4:45 . Latest News.

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Monday March 5, 2012

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  1. MondayMarch 5, 2012 (Ocean Life)

  2. 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?

  3. Announcements • I will be available after school today until 4:45.

  4. Latest News Earth Formed From Diverse Meteorite Mix, Study Suggests Click below for article: http://www.space.com/14752-earth-formation-meteorite-history.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+spaceheadlines+%28SPACE.com+Headline+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Phytoplankton - Algae

  8. Zooplankton - Animals

  9. 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.

  10. Nekton – Great Reef Shark

  11. Nekton - Squid

  12. Nekton - Grunts

  13. Nekton – Moray Eel

  14. 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.

  15. Benthos – Sea Star

  16. Benthos – Yellow Tube Sponge

  17. Benthos – Green Sea Urchin

  18. Benthos – Coral Crab

  19. Video DisneyNature Oceans (Part 5)

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