[pic] Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla‚ families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land‚ marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. Marine biology differs from marine ecology as marine ecology is focused on how organisms interact with each other and the environment‚ and biology is the study of the organisms
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is known as atoll. This type of reef is circular and is often found above a huge lagoon in the deep ocean. These reefs are located in the IndoPacific region and a better example of one can be found in the French
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understand the importance of the oceans and how people have an affect on them. Just as people treasure and protect areas of land it is just important to treasure and keep the oceans safe. Marine life is becoming increasingly damaged because of threats from human activity throughout waterways. Through John C. Brigg’s article‚ and further research‚ I have discovered that the best way to conserve marine ecosystems is by better understanding people’s negative impact on the oceans‚ what exactly humans are
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International Coastal Clean-up Reaction Paper Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup is the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean’s health. Each year‚ thousands of volunteers from around the globe participate‚ clearing tons of trash from coastlines‚ rivers and lakes and recording every piece of trash collected. On a beautiful‚ hot‚ sunny and a little bit rainy Saturday‚ we participated in the Annual International Coastal Cleanup at Freedom Island near the Manila-Cavite Expressway
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have many adaptations to live in the ocean. They have special adaptations that affect their chance of survival and reproduction in the ocean. Some of the many adaptations the starfish has are the adaptation to re-grow after an attack‚ use their feet to move along the ocean‚ locate prey by their light-sensing eyespots‚ eat large quantities of food‚ and their physical structure to protect them from predators by camouflage and bright colors. In the ocean‚ starfish are able to grow almost
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Bougainvillia superciliaris. You may know that 71% of the earth is ocean‚ but you may not know how many marine organism living in the ocean; you may have seen the marine organism in the pictures‚ but you may not know their names; you may know their names‚ but you may not know the threat they are suffering. The ocean ‚which is the cradle of life‚ is more colorful than the land.life originates from the ocean and develops from ocean to the land gradually.marine organism‚which will be the main resources
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is going in the ocean. I love to go to the beach and lie out and have a good time with friends and family‚ but I do not go into the ocean. The reason that I do not like going into the ocean is because sharks and all the other sea creatures in the ocean. I am deeply afraid of sharks‚ if I had the choice of being attacked by a bear or a shark I would choose the bear. Sharks terrify me with their razor sharp teeth‚ and large bodies. There have also been many shark attacks in the ocean. For example‚ Bethany
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healthy ocean.You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks. There many varieties of sharks in the ocean such as the great white shark and the whale shark which only eats plankton. Shark attacks are very rare there are are about 16 shark attacks per year in the United States‚ with one fatality every two years. sharks keep the ocean clean by keeping the fish population at a healthy percentage.The sharks are an important part of the ocean. 100 2. Body Paragraph One (Point One) varieties
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from the ocean. The answer to this question is yes‚ sharks are a very vital aspect to the ocean. Sharks are so important because they balance the ocean’s ecosystem. All organisms in the ecosystem are dependent upon one another to maintain a balance. If sharks disappeared‚ so would this community in the ocean. Another thing to consider is how bad the food chain would be mixed up if sharks were not present in the oceans. Sharks are very essential when it comes to their role in the ocean environment
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The ocean was angry and the waves thrashed at the beach like a rabid pit bull at the end of its chain‚ desperately looking to bite into anyone or anything. A hurricane was off the coast of Ocean City. It wasn’t close enough to cause evacuations‚ but it kicked up the surf to the point where it wiped out most of the beach. The lifeguards were still keeping watch‚ ready to blow their whistles and call for back-up through their radios and long-distance flag language. If rip currents pulled someone
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