Marine

Ecosystem
BY: DARREL, GERRARD, HUGO
 Agenda

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SHORT EXPLANATION 2 EXAMPLES OF FOOD WEB AND
ON MARINE MARINE LIFE TROPHIC LEVEL
ECOSYSTEM
 What is the marine
ecosystem?
THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM IS AN ABSTRACT AND
COMPLEX WORLD THAT CONSIDERS THE WORLD'S
OCEANS AND SEAS. IT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF
SETTINGS FROM THE SHALLOW WATERS, TO THE VERY
DEEP DEPTHS OF THE OCEANS. MARINE LIFE LIVES
THROUGH A VAST ARRAY OF FUNDAMENTAL
FACTORS, THREE MAJOR ONES BEING; PHYSICAL
FACTORS, CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS, AND BIOTIC
FACTORS.
Trophic level Pyramid
Number

Source : http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/energy_pyramid.html
 Trophic level Pyramid
Biomass
Carnivore
12 gm/m2
Herbivore
8 gm/m2

Producer 4 gm/m2

Source: https://byjus.com/question-answer/the-pyramid-of-biomass-in-sea-is-generally/
Food Web
PRIMARY PRODUCERS: PREDATORS:
PHYTOPLANKTON SHARKS
SEAWEED DOLPHINS
ALGAE VARIOUS
PRIMARY CONSUMERS: PREDATORY
ZOOPLANKTON FISH
SMALL FISH APEX PREDATORS:
INVERTEBRATES KILLER WHALES
SECONDARY CONSUMERS: (ORCAS)
LARGER FISH LARGE SHARKS
SOME MARINE
MAMMALS
 Coral
CORALS ARE ANTHOZOANS, THE LARGEST
CLASS OF ORGANISMS WITHIN THE PHYLUM
CNIDARIA. DESPITE HAVING A ROCKY
APPEARANCE, ARE ACTUALLY ANIMALS MOSTLY
RELATED TO A JELLYFISH

CORAL REEFS PROTECT COASTLINES FROM

STORMS AND EROSION, PROVIDE HABITATS
FOR CERTAIN OTHER SPECIES OF FISH,
THEY ARE ALSO ARE A SOURCE OF FOOD
AND NEW MEDICINES.

ALTHOUGH CNIDARIANS EXHIBIT A WIDE

VARIETY OF COLOURS, SHAPES AND
SIZES, THEY ALL SHARE THE SAME
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS; A
SIMPLE STOMACH WITH A SINGLE MOUTH
OPENING SURROUNDED BY STINGING
TENTACLES.
Planktons
PHYTOPLANKTON MORE SO KNOWN AS
PLANKTON ARE MICROSCOPIC
ORGANISMS, OFTEN LESS THAN ONE
INCH IN LENGTH, BUT THEY ALSO
INCLUDE LARGER SPECIES LIKE SOME
CRUSTACEANS AND JELLYFISH.
SCIENTISTS CLASSIFY PLANKTON IN
SEVERAL WAYS, INCLUDING BY SIZE,
TYPE, AND HOW LONG THEY SPEND
DRIFTING.

PLANKTON PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN

THE RECYCLING AND
REMINERALIZATION OF MATERIALS AND
ENERGY WITHIN THE FOOD CHAIN.
 Biblical wordview
THE BIBLE SEES THE OCEAN AS SOMETHING BIG AND AMAZING THAT
GOD MADE. IT SHOWS GOD'S POWER AND CONTROL OVER THINGS,
LIKE WHEN JESUS CALMED A STORM. THE OCEAN CAN STAND FOR
CHAOS, BUT THE BIBLE SAYS GOD BRINGS ORDER TO EVERYTHING,
EVEN THE UNPREDICTABLE SEA.

PSALM 89:9
YOU RULE OVER THE SURGING SEA;
WHEN ITS WAVES MOUNT UP, YOU STILL THEM.