Transcript Books Scholastic Atlas of Oceans

By: Julissa, Nathalie, Melissa, Minali,
Kevin , & Michael
Sea Grass
Phytoplankton
Sea Turtle
Corals
Parrot Fish
Dolphin
Jellyfish
Predatory Fish
Sponge
Reef Shark
- Sea grass looks like normal plants.
- They live in the sea, and take energy from
the sun.
- They are very flexible and bend with any
water movement.
- They look like a germ.
- They live in the water.
- They eat nutrients.
- The phytoplankton need nutrients and
appropriate water temperature to survive.
• Sea turtles look much like any other turtle, but
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sea turtles are larger than land turtles and have
feet that are flipper-like to allow them to swim
with ease.
They live in the coral reef.
Sea turtles are reptiles.
They have cold blood.
Sea turtles eat clams, shrimps, and jellyfish.
- Some dolphins are gray.
- Most dolphins eat parrot fish, mollusks or small
crustaceans.
- They are found all over the world. Sometimes they
live in only a small area.
- They get trapped in huge driftnets and hauled in nets
set around schools of tuna.
• Jellyfish are carnivorous. They eat mostly
phytoplankton, small fish and sometimes
other jellyfish.
• Jellyfish live in the ocean.
• A jellyfish has no head, brain, heart, eyes,
or ears.
• Jellyfish are eaten mostly by spadefish,
sunfish, and loggerhead turtles.
 Parrot fish eat
corals.
 Many of their
species have
bright colored
skin such as blue,
yellow, and
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Parrot
fish
live
all
green.
across the equator.
 There are over 90
species of parrot fish.
- They look like a rock, but not like a rock
that we see every day.
- They are found in the Mediterranean and
the Atlantic Ocean.
- They eat little particles that are so small
we can’t see them.
- They are in the bottom of the ocean for
seafood.
• Predatory fish species are found all over the
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world. Predatory fish can use a wide range of
senses in order to locate a suitable prey.
They eat fish smaller than themselves, and they
are carnivorous fish.
• Sharks live all over the world. There are more
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than 300 different kinds.
They are fierce hunters with sharp teeth to kill
their prey.
Some sharks live in the middle and on the
surface of the ocean.
There are on average 40 feet long (or even
bigger).
• Sharks mostly eat predatory fish, and
small fish.
• Corals look like very colorful plants. It feels very
weird like sea weed.
• They live in Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Red
Sea .
• They feed on bacteria.
• They need sea animals, plants, and bacteria to
survive.
Pictures
www.usasearch.gov
Information
www.westmeade.net/library/jellyfish.htm#food
http://library.thinkquest.org/6006/spoonge.htm.#1,2,3,4
http://www.shepardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endeng
ered_animals/endegeredanimals_2.htm
www.phytoplanton.com
www.coralreef.com
www.reeflive.com
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