
{"id":11566,"date":"2022-04-17T21:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T02:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11566"},"modified":"2022-04-17T21:52:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T02:52:38","slug":"oceanography-lesson-6-meadows-in-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11566","title":{"rendered":"Oceanography Lesson 6  &#8211; Meadows in the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From: <em>Whales in the Classroom &#8211; Oceanography<br \/>\n<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By Lawrence Wade<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Graphics by Stephen Bolles<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Oceanography Lesson 6<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/meadowspage1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11581\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/meadowspage1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/meadowspage1.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/meadowspage1-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/meadowspage1-1024x720.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/meadowspage1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11578\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2014\" height=\"1428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM.png 2014w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM-300x213.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM-1024x726.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM-768x545.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-15-at-8.27.12-PM-1536x1089.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2014px) 100vw, 2014px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11576\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2052\" height=\"1502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2.png 2052w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2-300x220.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2-1024x750.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2-768x562.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2-1536x1124.png 1536w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/whateeatsthem2-2048x1499.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Why are Zooplankton important to the marine environment?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe animals in the picture above eat zooplankton. Match the animals with the correct hint below. Check your answers at the end of the post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11575\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2022\" height=\"1482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2.png 2022w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2-300x220.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2-1024x751.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2-768x563.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/what-eats-them2-1536x1126.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2022px) 100vw, 2022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11571\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2012\" height=\"1492\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1.png 2012w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1-300x222.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1-1024x759.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1-768x570.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/photosynthesis1-1536x1139.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2012px) 100vw, 2012px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11572\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2032\" height=\"1444\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2.png 2032w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2-300x213.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2-1024x728.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2-768x546.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton2-1536x1092.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2032px) 100vw, 2032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11586\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2005\" height=\"1342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy.jpg 2005w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy-768x514.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phytoplankton3-copy-1536x1028.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2005px) 100vw, 2005px\" \/><\/a><strong>Check your answers at the end of the post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11570\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2086\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery.png 2086w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery-300x211.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery-1024x721.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery-768x540.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery-1536x1081.png 1536w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nursery-2048x1441.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2086px) 100vw, 2086px\" \/><\/a><strong>Check your answers at the end of the post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11574\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2008\" height=\"1460\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton.png 2008w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton-300x218.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton-1024x745.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton-768x558.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weirdplankton-1536x1117.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2008px) 100vw, 2008px\" \/><\/a><strong>Meadows in the Sea Key<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Why are Zooplankton important to the marine environment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. sea turtle\u00a0 2. baitfish\u00a0 3. flying fish 4. penguin 5. basking shark 6. sea bird 7. squid \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.whale<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic Photosynthesis &#8211; So You Want to be an Oceanographer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. flattened shape 2. sunlight 3. oxygen 4. nutrients 5. chloroplasts 6. CO2 and H2O<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zooplankton Nursery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>snail &#8211; C;\u00a0 mola-mola &#8211; D;\u00a0 octopus &#8211;\u00a0 E;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 herring\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 A;\u00a0\u00a0 crab\u00a0 &#8211; F.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Now a quick switch to learning about Decomposers:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11569\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1962\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1.png 1962w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1-300x229.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1-1024x781.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1-768x586.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer1-1536x1171.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1962px) 100vw, 1962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11568\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1962\" height=\"1474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2.png 1962w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2-1024x769.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2-768x577.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/decomposer-2-1536x1154.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1962px) 100vw, 1962px\" \/>Why are marine worms important?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From: Whales in the Classroom &#8211; Oceanography \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By Lawrence Wade Graphics by Stephen Bolles Oceanography Lesson 6 \u00a0Why are Zooplankton important to the marine environment? The animals in the picture above eat zooplankton. Match the animals with the correct &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11566\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whales-oceanography"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11566"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11590,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11566\/revisions\/11590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}