Producers
Seaweed, Phytoplankton, and Diatoms are producers of the Atlantic Ocean. These are producers, which make their own food and don't eat any other animals.
Primary Consumers
Sea Turtles, Manatees, Mullets, and Zoo Plankton are primary consumers because they only eat plants. This is also called a herbivore.
Secondary Consumers
Tuna, Dolphins, larger fish that eat particularly primary consumers.
Top Predators
Sharks, Orca, Sea Lions, and Leopard Seal are the top predators of the sea. They eat both primary and secondary consumers.
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Aquatic Ecosystems
An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem in a body of water. Communites and organisms are dependent on each other and on
their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems.
The marine ecosystem covers approximately 71% of the earth's surface and contains 97% of the water on the planet. There are two dissolved materials in the oceans water which make up 85% they are sodium and chlorine. The oceans is divided into many zones depending on depth and shore lines. Several zones are known as the oceanic, benthic, and intertidal zones. The oceanic zone is the vast opening spot where sea life such as large fish, sharks, and whales live. The benthic zone happens to be the oceans darkest depth where many invertebrates live. A zone where low and high tides is known as the intertidal zone.
Animals found living within the aquatic system: sharks and dolphins are found in the oceanic zone to have space to swim around. Sharks, Orcas, and Sea Lions which are the top predators of the ocean life and prey on secondary consumers for a food source. Dolphins, Tuna, and Jelly fish are known as the secondary consumers of sea life and prey on the primary consumers for a food source. Primary consumers such as Sea turtles, Manatees, and Zoo Plankton rely on the producers seaweed, plankton, and diatoms for food source. They are also known as the oceans herbivores.
The vast deep seas and oceans contain a huge number of sea plants. These plants play an important part in our ecology. Brown Sea Weed is one type of many sea weeds in the ocean which is also known as the brown algae which is most likely to be seen in cold waters. Green sea weed otherwise known as sea grass can be found to grow on corals. Sea coral lives in cold water at the bottom of the ocean, many fish depend on the coral for protection to themselves. Sea grass is vital to sea life, it is a natural balance and not fed upon by most sea animals.
their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems.
The marine ecosystem covers approximately 71% of the earth's surface and contains 97% of the water on the planet. There are two dissolved materials in the oceans water which make up 85% they are sodium and chlorine. The oceans is divided into many zones depending on depth and shore lines. Several zones are known as the oceanic, benthic, and intertidal zones. The oceanic zone is the vast opening spot where sea life such as large fish, sharks, and whales live. The benthic zone happens to be the oceans darkest depth where many invertebrates live. A zone where low and high tides is known as the intertidal zone.
Animals found living within the aquatic system: sharks and dolphins are found in the oceanic zone to have space to swim around. Sharks, Orcas, and Sea Lions which are the top predators of the ocean life and prey on secondary consumers for a food source. Dolphins, Tuna, and Jelly fish are known as the secondary consumers of sea life and prey on the primary consumers for a food source. Primary consumers such as Sea turtles, Manatees, and Zoo Plankton rely on the producers seaweed, plankton, and diatoms for food source. They are also known as the oceans herbivores.
The vast deep seas and oceans contain a huge number of sea plants. These plants play an important part in our ecology. Brown Sea Weed is one type of many sea weeds in the ocean which is also known as the brown algae which is most likely to be seen in cold waters. Green sea weed otherwise known as sea grass can be found to grow on corals. Sea coral lives in cold water at the bottom of the ocean, many fish depend on the coral for protection to themselves. Sea grass is vital to sea life, it is a natural balance and not fed upon by most sea animals.
