Marine Biology

Marine Biology

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Multiple Choice

What is Marine Biology?

• The study of boats, their engines and the interactions with the ocean.

• The study of marine organisms, their behaviors and interactions with the environment.

• The study of whales and their families.

• The study of something to do with marine and biology?

Open Ended

What does a Marine Biologist do?

Poll

What is an Organism?

• A plant like a plant or tree.

• An animal like a dog or cat.

• A creature that swims in the ocean.

• A creature like a plant, animal or a single-celled life form.

Watch Video about Organisms

Types of Marine Organisms

Plankton

Plankton

They are drifters & do not swim. They do not eat, but are eaten. They absorb sunlight and convert it into energy, like a plant.

Zooplankton

Tiny living animals. They are still drifters and still meals for other types of organisms...but they eat other plankton!

Jellyfish are Zooplankton!

Plants & Algae

Plants & Algae

The types of ocean plants are kelp, seaweed, seagrass, red algae, phytoplankton, coral and algae.

Algae contains chlorophyll, but does not have a stem, roots, leaves or vascular tissue.

Marine Invertebrates

Marine Invertebrates

an animal that does not have a backbone.

Examples: sponges, jellyfish, coral, sea stars, sea urchins, octopuses, snails, clams, worms, lobsters, crabs & many more.

Marine Reptiles

Reptiles who have adapted to living in the Ocean.

Examples: Sea Turtles, Snakes, Lizards & some crocodiles.

This is a Marine Iguana!

Fish

Fish

a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills & fins and cannot live out of the water.

Sharks are Fish!

Sea Birds

Seabirds

are birds that have adapted to life within the marine environment. They survive by surface feeding, some can swim & some cannot swim.

Examples: penguins, seagulls, puffins, pelicans and many more.

Marine Mammals

Marine Mammals

are aquatic mammals that rely on the ocean to live.

Mammals: Breathe air through lungs, warm blooded, have hair & produce milk for their young — but they live most or all of their lives in or near the ocean.

Examples: seals, whales, manatees, sea otters, polar bears and more!

Weird Ocean Animal of the Day...

Leafy Sea Dragon

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