Marine Biology

In this course, students will learn about the marine food chain, from plankton all the way up to whales and sharks. Students will learn how all marine organisms connect to each other, and what threats are currently facing these ecosystems. Issues that affect our local coastal economy and environment will be emphasized.

Topics to be covered this trimester:

Supply List:

3-ring binder, 1.5"

Binder dividers

Pens & pencils

Loose-leaf paper or notebook

  • Intro to Marine Environment: currents, zones, tides specific challenges to life

  • Plankton (phyto & zoo), cnidarians, larvae

  • Sponges, Echinoderms & Worms

  • The Delicious Inverts: Mollusks & Arthropods (shrimp, clams, mussels, squid, oysters, scallops, octopi, chitons, sea slugs & snails, crabs, lobsters)

  • Bony Fish

  • Marine Birds & Turtles (penguins, albatross, local shore birds, sea turtles)

  • Cartilaginous Fish (skates, rays, sharks)

  • Shark Issues

  • Marine Mammals (seals, dolphins, whales)

  • Marine Mammal Issues