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Environmental Conditions: Ocean Water Acidity

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Environmental Conditions: Ocean Water Acidity

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Environmental Conditions: Melting Ice Caps

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Environmental Conditions: Melting Ice Caps

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Environmental Conditions: Rising Sea Levels

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Environmental Conditions: Rising Sea Levels

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An ecological concern for the ocean biome is global warming. Global warming has damaged many of the aspects of the ocean biome. The warming of the waters has caused for sea levels to rise since water expands when warm and since ice caps have melted due to the heat. Furthermore, the coral in reefs have become white, or in other words bleached. This has happened because they have let go of the algae zooxanthellae due to the warming of the sea water. In addition, the carbon dioxide has been absorbed by the ocean and it has caused for the ocean to become much more acidic. This is a big problem since it affects many organisms. It especially damages  those that use calcium carbonate to form their skeletons and shells, since acidity affects calcium carbonate.

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- The food web starts from the very bottom with the primary producers. These are the organisms such as seaweed,algae, and phytoplankton.
- Then these organisms are eaten by the herbivorous consumers. These are the organisms such as krill and zooplankton.
- Then the herbivorous consumers are eaten by the first level of carnivorous consumers. This level includes animals such as jellyfish, sea stars, and crustaceans.
- Furthermore, the second level of carnivorous consumers eat the first level. This level includes larger fish such as tuna and salmon.
- In addition, the second level is eaten by the third level of carnivorous consumers. This level includes squid.
- The last of the food web of the ocean biome is the top carnivores, which eat the third level of carnivorous consumers. This level includes animals such as sharks, dolphins, and whales.

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Another example of a predator-prey relationship would be between the butterfly fish and algae. The butterfly fish is the predator while the algae is the prey. This is a perfect predator-prey balance because if it weren't for the algae, the butterfly fish wouldn't get its nutrients. Furthermore, if it weren't for the butterfly fish, the algae would overgrow and 🤬 coral since they compete for the same resources.

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An example of a predator-prey relationship in the ocean biome would be between sea stars and mussels. The sea stars are the predator while the mussels are the prey. This is an important relationship since without the sea stars, there wouldn't be any other natural predator for the mussels.

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Parasitism is when an organism attaches itself to another, and one benefits while the other organism does not gain, but loses.
- An example of this would be the relationship between a whale and an intestinal worm.  The intestinal worm resides inside the whale's intestines. The worm feeds on the nutrients inside of the whale's intestines, which can ultimately lead to the whale becoming malnourished.

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Mutualism is when an organism attaches to the other and both organism benefit from each other's company.
- An example of this would be the relationship between the large fish and the cleaner shrimp. The cleaner shrimp eats the parasites and the dead skin cells off of the large fish. While the large fish benefits by getting many of its parasites removed by the cleaner shrimp.

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Commensalism is when an organism attaches itself to another organism and it benefits from it. However, the other organism doesn't get hurt or benefit.
- An example of this would be the relationship between the sea cucumber and the pearl fish. The sea cucumber allows the pearl fish to reside in its intestines. This ultimately keeps the fish safe, but it doesn't really affect the sea cucumber.

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Physiology Adaptations - Whales migrate with their pods a lot during their lifetime, and they travel through many cold and hot waters. To cope with these temperature changes, they're warm blooded. In other words, they're body temperature is maintained at a constant without relying on the surrounding water's temperature.
Structural Adaptation -Octopuses have been able to adapt and survive in the ocean by camouflage. They are able to do this by using its pigmentation sacs called chromatophore. The color of the octopuses skin is determined by little muscles that bring to surface the color needed. In addition, the octopus is the one who decides what color and texture to wear.
Behavioural Adaptations -
The decorator crab is a type of spider crab that takes in its surrounding materials, such as seaweed and other small organisms, and uses it to decorate themselves. They're able to do this by attaching the "decoration" to small hair-like hooks on their body called setae. Furthermore, this little ritual allows the crab to be camouflaged and be seen as a rock.

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Three types of animal life in the ocean are whales, octopuses, and spider crabs/decorative crabs.

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Physiological Adaptation- Seagrass has adapted to  survive in the ocean
by being able to absorb all the water and carbon dioxide from the sea water to use for their photosynthesis. They're able to do this since they don't have roots extending into the soil that allows them to get the nutrients they need.
Structural Adaptation - Kelp has adapted to the ocean waters by being able to "stand tall" with the help of gas-filled bladders on its leaves to float. In other words, they are able to stand tal with the water around it. This shows that they are adapted to the  ocean's waters.
Behavioural Adaptation- Algae are able to survive the harsh currents of the ocean by clinging tightly to rocks and solid structures on the ocean floor. This keeps them from being swept away from the tide.

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Three types of plant life in the ocean are seagrass, algae, and kelp.

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(b.) The climate of the ocean is varied since it is the biggest biome in the world. However, the ocean climate is very extreme because the currents can create hurricanes and typhoons during the summer and fall months. Plus, the ocean wind can create big waves as well. Furthermore, the average temperature of the ocean biome is 39 degrees, with it varying around the world from -40 degrees to over 100 degrees. In addition, the warmer sea waters are by the equator, and the colder of the sea waters are by the south and north poles.

(c) The landforms in the ocean are mountains, volcanoes, and trenches.
- The volcanoes that reside in the ocean can be found thousands of feet deep underwater. The eruption of these volcanoes is how new islands are usually created.
- Oceanic mountains can also be found deep underwater. These mountains are usually formed by when plate tectonics lift and create a mid-ocean ridge.
- Trenches in the ocean are depressions in the ocean floor, and they are the deepest part of the ocean. Examples of these types of trenches are the Mariana Trench and the Tonga Trench.

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(a.) The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth, making it one of the biggest biomes in the world.  There are actually five oceans in the world which are the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. The map below indicates where they are.