https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7 The ecosystem that I chose can be found in the ocean. Mainly on parts that are somewhat shallow. The organisms that can be found are coral, clams, crabs, crustaceans, krill, and sea urchins. There are many more animals that range from fish to sharks. The weather for coral reefs is generally warm. An issue that is causing the coral to die is as a result of pollution and poor land use. Once the reef is put under stress it suffers from a process known as coral bleaching. The coral dies and loses its bright colors. en-us 2019-09-23 03:29:17 UTC 2026-02-20 21:49:05 UTC hello@padlet.com daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389815490 - Main species of coral are autotrophs. 
- They are primary producers since they create their own food to sustain themselves. 
- Coral reefs provide shelter, mating grounds and protect coastlines. 
Coral can be a variety of colors. ]]> 2019-09-26 02:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389815490 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389820271 - Sea sponges are heterotrophs. 
- They are primary consumers since the water that flows through them consumes plankton. 
- omnivores
- They collect bacteria from the water that flows through them and can release nitrogen back into the atmosphere. 
They can contain more than 16,000 other organisms. 

]]> 2019-09-26 02:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389820271 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389822457 - They are autotrophs
- They are primary producers because they utilize photosynthesis
- Phytoplankton serve as food for other organisms. Essentially they are just energy for other organisms. 
- Their only purpose is to be food. ]]> 2019-09-26 02:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389822457 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389825492 -  They are heterotrophs. 
- They are primary consumers since they mainly eat algae from the coral. 
- omnivores
-  They help maintain the algae in the ocean by eating it
- Their spikes will expand when they are threatened. 

]]> 2019-09-26 02:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389825492 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389827067 They are heterotrophs. 
- They are primary consumers since they catch their own food 
- carnivore 
- They feed on almost any type of coral and their activities maintain the shallow parts safety. 
- They have a mouth in the middle of their body.

]]> 2019-09-26 02:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389827067 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389827344 - They are heterotrophs.
- They are primary consumers since they eat clams and types of crustaceans. 
- carnivore
- When they move throughout the ocean floor, the dirt they stir up brings up nutrients for other organisms. ]]> 2019-09-26 02:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389827344 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389827766 - They are heterotrophs
- They are primary consumers since they feast on small plankton. 
- carnivore
- When they are eaten they act a transfer of energy. ]]> 2019-09-26 02:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389827766 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389828067 - heterotrophs 
- Decomposer / scavenger / omnivore 
- The sea cucumbers roam around eating dead organisms and essentially clean up the ocean by doing this.  ]]> 2019-09-26 02:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389828067 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389831746 - They are heterotrophs 
- They are secondary consumers since they eat other organisms / carnivores
- Their greatest role in the coral reef system is that they are good prey. ]]> 2019-09-26 03:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389831746 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389832683 They are heterotrophs 
- They are secondary consumers / carnivore
- When the stingrays stir up the dirt it helps other predators find food 

]]> 2019-09-26 03:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389832683 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389834417 - Heterotrophs 
- Tertiary consumers / carnivore
- They eat larger organisms to balance out the system in the coral reefs

]]> 2019-09-26 03:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389834417 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389861922 - Heterotrophs
- Tertiary consumers / carnivore
- They eat larger organisms such as fish that inhabit the coral reef

]]> 2019-09-26 06:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/389861922 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390335627 - heterotrophs 
- Secondary consumer/ omnivore
-  These sea turtles are most active when they are getting to breed in warmer waters. 

]]> 2019-09-27 00:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390335627 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390336676 - heterotrophs 
- secondary consumers / carnivores
- They feed on zoo plankton and comb jellies which plays a huge role on the food chain. ]]> 2019-09-27 00:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390336676 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390337667 - heterotrophs 
- tertiary consumers / carnivore
- these eels usually hide themselves and wait until prey is vulnerable to strike them.

]]> 2019-09-27 00:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390337667 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390337768 - heterotroph
- secondary consumers/ carnivores
- Puffer fish eat small crustaceans and utilize their poison to kill the animals they eat. 

]]> 2019-09-27 00:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390337768 daisy_ga20 https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390337856 - heterotrophs 
- Secondary consumers 
- The sea slug is an omnivore since it eats a variety of algae, plankton, and decaying matter. 

]]> 2019-09-27 00:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/daisy_ga20/mqrfovi54mm7/wish/390337856