Makers and Takers: Studying Food Webs In The Ocean
TAKERS Food Webs in the Ocean LLC Publishing Rourke Studying AND MAKERS STUDYING FOOD WEBS Gwendolyn Hooks
Water Water Everywhere Oceans may appear to be filled only with clear blue water but they’re brimming with life Scientists believe there is more life in oceans than on land Millions of plants animals and other organisms too tiny to see without special instruments live near the surface One of the many organisms is phytoplankton Since they are mainly one-celled organisms they are not considered plants Small animals called zooplankton feed on phytoplankton Some zooplankton are the larval form or young form of animals like crabs Zooplankton can go through many different forms before they become adults 4 ON THIS CHEW Early explorers named the deepest ocean Pacific because it looked peaceful to them
Without phytoplankton ocean animals could not exist Sometimes phytoplankton grows in such large numbers satellites detect it from space 5
