awesome aquatic biology
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Awesome Aquatic Biology. Let’s Get Started!. By Megan Dunn. Orientation. Think to yourself or talk to your partner about all the times you’ve been to the beach, ocean or aquarium! Did you ever think about what may be living in the water?. Motivation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Awesome Aquatic BiologyBy Megan Dunn
Let’s Get Started!
Think to yourself or talk to your partner about all the times you’ve been to the
beach, ocean or aquarium! Did you ever think about what may be
living in the water?
Orientation
Nemo loves going to school and learning all new things and making new friends every
day!See Nemo and his friends at school!
Motivation
Salt Water
Let’s swim in the saltwater!
Swimming with the saltwater creatures!
Salt Water Creatures
Salt Water!
What are they?
An arthropod is an animal with a segmented body and six or more jointed
legs
Arthropods
A sea crab is an example of an arthropod.
Examine what makes it an arthropod: Its jointed legs!
Arthropods
Shrimp are arthropods too!
Look very closely and you see that its body is segmented
Arthropods
Now that you have swam with the arthropods, now it is time to swim with the
sea mammals:
Sea Mammals
You’ve finished!
What are they?
A sea mammal is a mammal that lives in salty waters.
Sea Mammals
The Orca Whale Orca whales are also known as “Killer
Whales”. They live in cold water.
Sea Mammals
There are two types of common dolphins. First, click on the Long Beak Dolphin.Long Beak Dolphin Short Beak
Dolphin
Common Dolphin
Long beaked dolphins have a longer face than short beaked dolphins
Watch them swim!
Long Beak Dolphin
The short beaked common dolphin has more of a rounded melon that meets at the
beak at a sharp angle.
Short Beaked Dolphin
What is a melon?
A melon on a dolphin is its forehead. It contains oils.
Scientists think that the melon can make sounds that help the dolphins communicate.
Echolocation is how dolphins talk to each other.
Vocabulary
Humpback whales have a hard time keeping quiet!
They make many moans, howls, and cries.
Listen to what they have to say!
Humpback Whale
Seals can be fierce predators in the water!
They live in the very cold waters in Antarctica, where they eat squid.
Seal
What is a predator?
A predator is an organism who eats another organism.
In our example, a seal is the predator and the squid is the prey.
A prey is an organism that is eaten by another organism.
Vocabulary
You’ve completed the sea mammal section! You have had so much fun swimming with
the arthropods and the sea mammals, but now it is time to swim with the crustaceans:
You’ve Finished!
Crustaceans
What are they?
They are a class of arthropods.
The difference is all crustaceans have a hard shell with branching limbs.
Crustaceans
Horseshoe crabs are related to spiders and scorpions, not sea crabs!
Horseshoe crabs are found in Maine and Florida.
Horseshoe Crab
Lobsters live in saltwater and breathe through gills.
On the front of their head they have antennae and two eyes on the end of stalks.
Their tail looks like a fan!
Lobster
You have done such a great job swimming with the salt water creatures. Now it is time to explore the freshwater animals!
Freshwater Animals
You’ve finished!
There are many animals that live in our oceans, but there are also many who live in
freshwater such as a lake, river, or pond!
Freshwater Creatures
Crayfish live in freshwater. They closely resemble a lobster, but they are not related!
Remember, lobsters live in salt water!
Crayfish
Alligators are commonly found in freshwater, while crocodiles are more commonly found in salt water areas!
Alligators have very muscular and powerful jaws.
Check out those chompers!
Alligators
Frogs are not always green! They are usually the color of their
environment around them so they can blend in and hide!
Frogs
Hippopotamuses spend up to 16 hours of their day in the water!
Their eyes and nostrils are high in their head so they can see and breathe while in
the water.
Hippopotamus
You are becoming an expert! You are a great swimmer with the fresh and
salt water creatures. Now it is time to explore the aquatic plants!
You’ve finished!
Aquatic Plants
Not that kind of plant!
•All plants need water to survive, but some plants live on land and others live in water!
Let’s check out the plants that live in the water!
CoralCoral are soft plants that are related to jelly
fish. They live on rocks that they attach
themselves to.
Salt Water Plants
Pronounced: A-nem-oh- ne-sAnemones have tentacles and they respond to
even a light touch.
Find out who lives in an anemone!
Anemones
Lilies ( Lily pads) Many frogs like to catch some sun on lily
pads! They are like little islands to the frogs!
Freshwater Plants
Seaweed Seaweed can survive in freshwater and salt
water. They live on the seashore and shallow
waters throughout the world!
Both Freshwater & Saltwater
Here is a review to get you ready for the quiz.
Click on the picture you feel is the most appropriate answer.
It’s Review Time!
Which of the following creatures is a horseshoe crab?
Review
You really know your aquatic biology! Move on to the next question!
Correct!
Go back and carefully look at the pictures. Remember what makes a sea crab different
from a horseshoe crab.
Whoops!
Click on the best choice.
Which of the following is a fresh water creature?
Think about where the Orca whale lives. Would you find him in a pond or in the ocean?
Try the question again!
Whoops!
The Hippopotamus lives in fresh water and the Orca Whale lives in the ocean, which is
salt water. You are ready for your quiz!
Correct!
Now it’s time to put your aquatic biology skills to the test!
Read each question carefully and click on the best response!
Good luck!
Quiz
1. Echolocation is a way for dolphins to communicate.
True False
True or False
Whoops!
Try Again!
Back to Question 1
Great job! Let’s move on to question 2!
Continue to the next question
Correct!
2. Horseshoe crabs and common crabs are identical.
True False
True or False
Whoops!Try Again!
Back to Question 2
Great job! Let’s move on to question 3!
Continue to the next question
Correct!
3. Orca whales and dolphins are not sea mammals. They are freshwater creatures.
True False
True or False
Whoops!
Try Again!
Go back to Question 3
Great job! You’ve completed the quiz!
Correct!
You have completed the lesson! You are now an expert on aquatic biology!
Congratulations!