Earth’s Atmosphere andEarth’s Atmosphere andOceansOceans
Marine LifeMarine Life
Life in the OceansLife in the Oceans• What are the advantages of living in What are the advantages of living in
the ocean?the ocean?
• What are the challenges?What are the challenges?
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• Black SmokersBlack Smokers
Encyclopedia of New ZealandEncyclopedia of New Zealand
Comparison between a Comparison between a food chain and a food food chain and a food webweb
• Yankee whale watchingYankee whale watching
Autotrophs in OceanAutotrophs in Ocean
Heterotrophs Heterotrophs
Ecosystem energy flow Ecosystem energy flow and transfer efficiencyand transfer efficiency
• Allaboutspace.comAllaboutspace.com
Productivity in OceansProductivity in Oceans
• Affected by:Affected by:
• Solar RadiationSolar Radiation
• NutrientsNutrients
Tropical WatersTropical Waters
Types of Marine OrganismsTypes of Marine Organisms
• 1. Plankton (floaters)1. Plankton (floaters)
• 2. Nekton (swimmers)2. Nekton (swimmers)
• 3. Benthos (bottom dwellers)3. Benthos (bottom dwellers)
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PlanktonPlankton
• Phytoplankton (producers)Phytoplankton (producers)
• Zooplankton (consumers)Zooplankton (consumers)
PhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
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Digitalstar.netDigitalstar.net
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DinoflagellatesDinoflagellates
• University of Oslo, NorwayUniversity of Oslo, Norway
BioluminescenceBioluminescence
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Red TideRed Tide
Consumers - ZooplanktonConsumers - Zooplankton
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Baleen whales and krillBaleen whales and krill
National Marine Life CenterNational Marine Life Center
NektonNekton
VertebratesVertebrates
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Other NektonOther Nekton
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• noaanoaa
Invertebrate NektonInvertebrate Nekton
Marine MammalsMarine Mammals
BenthosBenthos
Intertidal ZoneIntertidal Zone
Neritic and Oceanic ZonesNeritic and Oceanic Zones
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SeaweedsSeaweeds
Mangrove SwampsMangrove Swamps
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