Life in the Ocean
Author: James W. Nybakken and Steven K. Webster
A: List the major ideas, concepts, or key points- point by point
B: Summarize the AUTHOR'S main point or idea- at LEAST 1-2 paragraphs
The ocean has many different organisms. Of organisms that live in the ocean, 250,000 species were identified and estimates closer to 400,000 to 450,000. The ocean has long been mysterious. Interior is inaccessible, and holds many questions for scientists. Researchers studied less than 10% of the ocean. The difficulty of getting safely to the bottom results in only 1% deep ocean has been explored. One and a half million terrestrial species have been describe. Most of them are insects and vascular plants. The surface of many aquatic environments bloom with life with the help of kelp beds and coral reefs. Marine organisms seem odd to terrestrially biased people. Ocean communities researchers best know are nearest to shores. The areas are where people fish, dive, dig for clams, observe shorebirds and run boats. As a result, this habitat is the one that is damaged severely.
C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views
The ocean is very important, but we have yet not learned enough about it. Only 10% of the ocean has been discovered, and it's the scientists job to discover more new species. There is so much about the ocean that we don't know about, and what we should be doing is more research to learn more about it and discover new things and new species. With more things being discovered people will be more aware of the damage they could be doing to the ocean. If we knew more about the ocean then people would probably be more cautious about what they do, and think twice before they act.
So What?:
Says Who?:
What if...: Scientists stopped studying the ocean?
This reminds me of?:
Diseases, because there are diseases out there that we haven't discovered yet, and there are diseases that we have discovered, but haven't discovered a cure for.
- Areas such as the coasts are home to some of the largest fisheries
- Marine organisms seem odd to terrestrially biased people
- Though diversity of species is high at the ocean, population for each specie is quite low
- One and a half million terrestrial species have been describe. Most of them are insects and vascular plants
- Most deep-sea animals are small
- Creatures glow in the dark, some are soft and boneless, and saltwater plants grow fast and die young
- Water absorbs light different than air
- Density of water buoys up organisms
- Temperature and depth play a role in the ocean, because it controls availability of oxygen
- Most water found in the deep ocean originates at the surface of cold parts of the world. It sank, carrying large amounts of oxygen
- Few organisms are adapted to life in oxygen-poor environments
- Luminosity serves to identify and recognize species, lure prey and to startle predators
- Bioluminescence can be found in 90 percent of midwater species of fish and invertebrates. Deep sea fish have large eyes, so they can see by the faint light
- Marine ecosystems are left out in discussions of saving biodiversity
- Both kelp beds and coral reefs house many ocean species
- Connections between the coastal areas, surface water and mid waters are becoming clear
- Most near shore communities are the intertidal zone
- If society wants the ocean and its organisms to thrive, people must study these links and learn how to recognize how human actions can alter life in the sea
- Such environments constitute less than 1 percent of ocean floor
B: Summarize the AUTHOR'S main point or idea- at LEAST 1-2 paragraphs
The ocean has many different organisms. Of organisms that live in the ocean, 250,000 species were identified and estimates closer to 400,000 to 450,000. The ocean has long been mysterious. Interior is inaccessible, and holds many questions for scientists. Researchers studied less than 10% of the ocean. The difficulty of getting safely to the bottom results in only 1% deep ocean has been explored. One and a half million terrestrial species have been describe. Most of them are insects and vascular plants. The surface of many aquatic environments bloom with life with the help of kelp beds and coral reefs. Marine organisms seem odd to terrestrially biased people. Ocean communities researchers best know are nearest to shores. The areas are where people fish, dive, dig for clams, observe shorebirds and run boats. As a result, this habitat is the one that is damaged severely.
C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views
The ocean is very important, but we have yet not learned enough about it. Only 10% of the ocean has been discovered, and it's the scientists job to discover more new species. There is so much about the ocean that we don't know about, and what we should be doing is more research to learn more about it and discover new things and new species. With more things being discovered people will be more aware of the damage they could be doing to the ocean. If we knew more about the ocean then people would probably be more cautious about what they do, and think twice before they act.
So What?:
- Ocean is a diverse environment
- Many species haven't been discovered
- Less than 10% have been studied
- So much that we don't
- More to discover
Says Who?:
- Authors: James W. Nykkaben & Steven K. Webster
- Scientists
What if...: Scientists stopped studying the ocean?
- There would be species that wouldn't be discovered
- There would be plants that wouldn't be discovered
- We wouldn't fully know everything about the ocean
- There wouldn't be any more to learn about
This reminds me of?:
Diseases, because there are diseases out there that we haven't discovered yet, and there are diseases that we have discovered, but haven't discovered a cure for.