Ocean+Ecosystems

[|OceanLink FoodWebs]A food web is a diagram illustrating the feeding relationships between the plants and animals in a certain area. Basically who eats whom. They show the relationships between these organisms much more realistically than a food chain or trophic pyramids.

[|Energy Flow] -Complete this interactive to see how energy flows from the sun to corn to a cow to YOU!
Worksheet: [|Where Do Plants Get Their Energy?]

[|Beneath the Waters of Cocos Island]The nutrient-rich waters surrounding Cocos Island set the stage for astounding predator-prey interactions, as seen in this video segment from //NOVA:// "Island of Sharks."

[|Decomposers] We've all been victimized by decomposers: Lettuce rots; bread becomes moldy. Bacteria and fungi often consume our food before we have a chance to. However, if we stop to consider the important work that decomposers do, we may be a little less disgruntled by their presence. This video segment from //Interactive NOVA:// "Earth" describes the role of decomposers in the living world.

[|Creepy Crawlers] This interactive feature from the //NOVA:// "Odyssey of Life" Web site explores the often unwitting relationship we share with the billions of organisms that reside in our bodies and in our homes.

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Who are the consumers, producers and decomposers of the ocean?

Who Eats Whom? A Foodchain Webquest []

Decomposers--Big, Little and Ocean Cleaners. []

WWF Oceans and Seas []

Beneath the Waters of Cocos Island--The nutrient-rich waters surrounding Cocos Island set the stage for astounding predator-prey interactions, as seen in this video segment from //NOVA:// "Island of Sharks. []

Decomposers --We've all been victimized by decomposers: Lettuce rots; bread becomes moldy. Bacteria and fungi often consume our food before we have a chance to. However, if we stop to consider the important work that decomposers do, we may be a little less disgruntled by their presence. This video segment from //Interactive NOVA:// "Earth" describes the role of decomposers in the living world. []

Creepy Crawlers-This interactive feature from the //NOVA:// "Odyssey of Life" Web site explores the often unwitting relationship we share with the billions of organisms that reside in our bodies and in our homes. []

Click and drag **Create an Ocean Food Web** []