March 1, 2017
Period 2.
Chapter 7A Project
In chapter 7 there was a lot of things to do with the animals in the ocean. These
THe four types of coral reefs, Humans affecting the coral reefs, and Ocean Acidification.
With out one of these things our oceans could be in some serious damage. Each of
these species has a job for the ocean and if they werent there anymore our ocean
Flatworms mostly like living near rocks and reefs. Flatworms can affect many species
including humans, cows, pigs, and cats. They carry many diseases.
Ribbon Worms are just your everyday worm. There are more than 1,000 types of
ribbon worms in the world. Ribbon worms can be found anywhere like the ocean, on the
sidewalk, on the end of a fishing line, dirt. You name it the Ribbon worm most likely can
live there. Some of the Ribbon worms stick to their prey while the others use their
stingers and stab them. How the ribbon worms get
kills them.
Coral is a plant that lives at the bottom of the ocean. They are usually found in
a plant but since coral does not make up their own food
back after being broken. Other animals that are radial symmetry are jellyfish, urchins,
animals.
There is four types of coral reefs. The four types of coral reefs are fringing reefs,
barrier reefs, atolls, and patch reefs. These coral reefs live in all
larva.
We may not realize it but humans affect the coral reefs. When we throw our trash
into the street and it gets washed away into the drain which is connected to the ocean it
goes down to the bottom of the ocean where the reefs will feed on it. Also when our
trash is in the ocean animals eat our trash thinking its
food and dies and then they dont take care of the coral
reefs.
carbonate to live. Coral bleaching is a big problem as well. Which will make all the coral
In conclusion these are very important species for our ocean. And humans need
to work on using less water for pollution. The coral reefs are starting to get bleached