Marine Ecology

which of the following are species

• Reef fish

• Black tipped reef shark

• Pelagic fish

• Skipjack tuna

Which of the following is a population (select 2)

• All the reef fish in the Rashikede faro

• All the pelagic fish in one area

• Group of Tiger sharks at Rashikede faro

• Group of pilot fish in a particular area

sharks found in fuvahmmulak sea is an example of a

• species

• community

• Ecosystem

• population

Rashikede faro is a point in fuvahmmulah which supports variety of organisms. So it must be a ...........................

• community

• Ecosystem

• population

• species

Adaptation of benthic species (4)

• Able to camouflage

• heat resistant

• Spiny covering on dorsal surface

• tube feet or legs

• Dorsally flattened with elongated pectoral and pelvic fin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Zones of a typical rocky shore

• pelagic

• supratidal

• intertidal

• benthic

• Subtidal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

features of muddy shores when compared to sandy shores (3)

• larger sized particles

• smaller sized particles

• unstable

• slow drying speed

• less water movement

0rganisms in sandy shores

• giant clams

• Angler fish

• lugworms

• rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Adaptations of organisms found in sandy shores (4)

• clams - muscular foot to burry

• crabs and lugworms burry - protection from high temperature

• specialised haemoglobin to absorb oxygen in low oxygen environment

• ingest sand and digest microorganisms within

• have spots on the body for camouflage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

varying factors on an estuary (3)

• temperature

• pH

• Salinity

• Dissolved Oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4