AY Honors/Marine Fauna

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Overview

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

6. Interview a biologist and find out about the type of reproduction of the groups of animals mentioned in the previous requirement.

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1. Search and describe the importance of marine fauna in the balance of the marine ecosystem.

2. What is the effect of large concentrations of plastic on marine fauna?

3. Discover how you can help in the preservation of marine life.

4. Define the main characteristics of the following groups and give three examples of each:

a. Crustaceans

b. Coelenterates

c. Mollusks

d. Cetaceans

e. Echinoderms

f. Fishes

5. Select three invertebrate species and three vertebrate species of marine fauna and answer the following:

a. Common name

b. Scientific name

c. Species

d. Location

e. Types of food it eats

e. Role in marine wildlife

6. Interview a biologist and find out about the type of reproduction of the groups of animals mentioned in the previous requirement.

7. What are porifera and why are they called filtering animals?

8. Name the difference between corals and sea sponges. What is their importance for the environment?

9. Explain what benthos, plankton, and nekton are.

10. Observe a marine animal for about 30 minutes. Make a report describing what was observed.

11. Watch a video of at least 30 minutes that talks about marine life. Make a report on the video.

Printable Answer Key Tab Name/Edit Answer Key

1

Search and describe the importance of marine fauna in the balance of the marine ecosystem.

2

What is the effect of large concentrations of plastic on marine fauna?

3

Discover how you can help in the preservation of marine life.

4

Define the main characteristics of the following groups and give three examples of each:

4a

Crustaceans

4b

Coelenterates

4c

Mollusks

4d

Cetaceans

4e

Echinoderms

4f

Fishes

5

Select three invertebrate species and three vertebrate species of marine fauna and answer the following:

5a

Common name

5b

Scientific name

5c

Species

5d

Location

5e

Types of food it eats

Role in marine wildlife

5e

Types of food it eats

Role in marine wildlife

6

Interview a biologist and find out about the type of reproduction of the groups of animals mentioned in the previous requirement.

7

What are porifera and why are they called filtering animals?

8

Name the difference between corals and sea sponges. What is their importance for the environment?

9

Explain what benthos, plankton, and nekton are.

10

Observe a marine animal for about 30 minutes. Make a report describing what was observed.

11

Watch a video of at least 30 minutes that talks about marine life. Make a report on the video.

References

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