The Ocean Biome

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The Ocean Biome

• By
• Brandi Free
• And
• Isabelle Costello

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What the Ocean looks like

• The ocean is very big and mostly blue and as you
  get
• farther down it gets darker and darker. The
  upper
• area of the ocean is more colorful because of
  the
• surrounding plants.
• Its the largest biome by taking up
• about 72 of the earth. This biome contains five
• different parts the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic
  Ocean,
• Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and the Arctic
  Ocean. Which merge into each other at some
  location. Since the ocean is so large many
  animals are undiscovered and/or unidentified.

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The Food Web

• The food web, when shortened, is not too
  complicated in the ocean. It has many creatures,
  from angelfish to zooplankton, you name it, and
  it is probably living in the ocean.
• Because the ocean has such a wide variety of very
  different creatures, it will be best to just use
  an example for the food web. Bacteria and
  phytoplankton are some of the many producers.
  Shrimp, small fish, and squid eat the
  phytoplankton and bacteria. Seals, bigger fish,
  and penguins eat the shrimp, small fish, and
  squid. The top predator in this example would be
  none other than the killer whale.

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The ocean biome takes up over 72 of the earth..
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Temperatures Ranges

• Temperatures vary greatly depending on which
  ocean, and how deep you are in the ocean. The
  temperatures on land do not affect the
  temperatures of the ocean. Instead, the ocean
  affects the temperatures on land. However, the
  average temperature of all oceans is 39F.
• Precipitation is not a factor in the ocean.
  Adaptations for animals to live in the ocean
  include having sleek, smooth bodies to move
  around easily with, gills to breathe through,
  eyes on each side of the head to spot predators
  from many angles, and fins to control direction
  and to just swim around freely. Some fish also
  can blend into their surroundings to keep away
  from predators. The adaptation for plants is to
  become a non-vascular plant.

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How we use the ocean

• Humans use the ocean biome very heavily for
  various reasons. These reasons are
  transportation, recreation, fishing for food,
  oil, medicine, and to get other resources.
• Pollution of the ocean is a major problem. The
  largest cause for pollution would be the many oil
  spills. Other causes of pollution include
  fertilizers and household cleaning products.
  Luckily for ocean occupants, there are multiple
  organizations formed to ensure there will be
  people to help the ocean and prevent any further
  harmful and dangerous pollution.

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How We Can Help

• We can greatly help the environment by not
  putting household products down the sink, use
  fertilizers sparingly, recycling, cutting any
  6-pack rings before throwing them away to make
  sure no fish are choked, and buying harvested
  seafood to make sure less fish were harmed in the
  process of making it.
• Remember, every person counts, every action, as
  little as it may be, can help save an ocean
  creatures life.