A food chain shows how each living thing gets energy from food and passes that along to other specie. A food web includes several different food chains and shows how plants and animals are interconnected. The marine food chain starts with phytoplankton, mainly algae. Phytoplankton is consumed by floating animals called zooplankton; they vary in size so the smaller zooplankton are eaten by larger zooplankton. Zooplankton are eaten by small fish; small fish are eaten by larger fish. What comes next in the food chain? Discover the rest of the marine food chain through these web sites.
A Complex Food ChainA Complex Food Chain,
New York Times,
Ever wonder what kind of sea life live a mile or more down near cold seeps and hydrothermal vents? Wonder no more; here are 17 amazing close-up photos of spec
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/06/22/scienc...
ALL ABOUT ENERGY - Energy LossesALL ABOUT ENERGY - Energy Losses,
Science Encyclopedia,
JRank Science & Philosophy,
Combination of text, photos and illustrations.
http://science.jrank.org/kids/pages/59/ALL-ABOUT-E...
Autotroph Autotroph
Wikipedia.org
Autotrophs are the producers in a food chain, such as plants on land or algae in water. Bacteria which derive energy from oxidizing inorganic compounds (such as hydrogen su
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotroph
AutotrophsAutotrophs,
Windows Team,
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR),
Regents of the University of Michigan,
Image and description.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/autotro...
Backbone of marine food chain in alarming declineBackbone of marine food chain in alarming decline,
Jeremy Hance,
mongabay.com,
July 28, 2010,
"Tiny marine algae, known as phytoplankton, are the backbone of the marine food chain, yet a new stu
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0728-hance_phytoplan...
BBC Schools - KS3 Bitesize - Biology - Food ChainsBBC Schools - KS3 Bitesize - Biology - Food Chains
"In this Revision Bite we'll look at the feeding relationships between living things. These can be shown in food chains and food webs."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organism...
Biomesfirst - Marine Food Web Biomesfirst - Marine Food Web,
Wikispaces.com,
Visit the web site for the food web illustration.
http://biomesfirst.wikispaces.com/Marine+Food+Web
Building an Automated Underwater MicroscopeBuilding an Automated Underwater Microscope,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute,
A very interesting conversation with Heidi Sosik, a biologist who studies marine phytoplankton - 'the community of
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/building-an-au...
CrustaceanCrustacean,
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries for Kids,
A close-up illustrations of a crustacean.
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/edu/crustaceans
Cycling through the food webCycling through the food web,
Bigelow.org,
A page devoted to how bacteria fits into marine food webs.
http://www.bigelow.org/bacteria/
Fish Food GameFish Food Game,
National Wildlife Federation,
Interactive game. Work your way up the food chain. It's eat or be eaten!
http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Games/Fish-Foo...
Food Chains and Food Webs
Food Chains and Food Webs
By Louise Wootton
Georgian Court University
This is supplemental material to a lesson plan that explains food chains and webs in marshes through text and photographs.
http://gcuonline.georgian.edu/wootton_l/NEWFoodCha...
Food Web Woes Food Web Woes,
By E. Sohn,
April 4, 2007,
Science News for Kids,
"If sharks disappeared from the oceans, rays might thrive, but shellfish would probably suffer." Visit the website for the articl
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/food...
Forests of the Sea: Phytoplankton and Marine plantsForests of the Sea: Phytoplankton and Marine plants,
MarineBio.org,
A gorgeous 03:11 minute movie on kelp and images, photos and illustrations showing and describing phytoplankton, diatoms, dinofl
http://marinebio.org/Oceans/Forests/
Greenhouse gas threatens ocean food chainGreenhouse gas threatens ocean food chain,
By Marian Wilkinson,
March 9, 2009,
The Sydney Morning Herald,
"Rising acid in the Southern Ocean caused by greenhouse gases are damaging the ability o
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/g...
Herb Segars Photography, Eat or Be EatenHerb Segars Photography, Eat or Be Eaten,
Reprinted from New Jersey Outdoors Summer 2002,
Artificial Reef by William Figley,
Images by Herb Segars,
Article with numerous close-up and very colorf
http://www.gotosnapshot.com/articles/eat-or-be-eat...
How Does Nature Deal with Persistent Pollutants?How Does Nature Deal with Persistent Pollutants?,
By Kristin Pangallo, Graduate student,
MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography,
"Graduate student explores biomagnification of chemicals up the fo
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do...
Marine Communities - QuizMarine Communities - Quiz,
NatureWorks,
New Hampshire Public Television,
Interactive quiz; visit the web site to test your marine communities knowledge.
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/quiz6.htm
Marine Fisheries Food Webs
Marine Fisheries Food Webs
Oceanworld
Texas A&M University
Text, photos and illustrations on marine food webs.
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-...
NOAA: Marine Ecosystem Food WebNOAA: Marine Ecosystem Food Web,
"This schematic representation of a marine ecosystem food web illustrates some of the interrelationships or eclogical pathways between the species that make up the
http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/breakthroughs/...
Ocean ecology: sunlit surface watersOcean ecology: sunlit surface waters,
World Wildlife Fund,
Article on photosynthesis, phytoplankton, and zooplankton and their role in the ocean food web.
http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/o...
Ocean Food Webs - IntroductionOcean Food Webs - Introduction,
Professor Sean Chamberlin, Fullerton College,
YouTube.com,
Video length: 04:19.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Ocean Food Webs - Midwater Food WebsOcean Food Webs - Midwater Food Webs,
Professor Sean Chamberlin, Fullerton College,
YouTube.com,
Video length: 05:42.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Ocean Link | Biodiversity - Marine Food WebOcean Link | Biodiversity - Marine Food Web
A food web shows who eats whom.
They have a challenge for you; see if you can accomplish the task.
http://oceanlink.island.net/biodiversity/foodweb/f...
Oceans Alive! | Life in the Sea | Predators and Prey
Oceans Alive! | Life in the Sea | Predators and Prey
Museum of Science
As far as we know, nearly all life in the ocean is dependent on plants. Only plants have the ability to manufacture food ou
http://www.mos.org/oceans/life/webs.html
Plankton decline across oceans as waters warmPlankton decline across oceans as waters warm,
July 28, 2010,
Richard Black,
BBC News,
"The amount of phytoplankton - tiny marine plants - in the top layers of the oceans has declined markedly o
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1078...
Producers in the Oceans, Kinds of Plant Plankton Producers in the Oceans, Kinds of Plant Plankton,
Science Encyclopedia,
JRank Science & Philosophy,
A combination of text, photos, and illustrations for younger students.
http://science.jrank.org/kids/pages/60/PRODUCERS.h...
Rising Ocean Acidity May Deplete Vital PhytoplanktonRising Ocean Acidity May Deplete Vital Phytoplankton,
By Jessica Marshall,
Thu Jan 14, 2010,
Discovery News,
"Rising acid levels in the world's oceans appear to be robbing the tiny animals that
http://news.discovery.com/earth/phytoplankton-iron...
Scientists warn of global warming threat to marine food chainScientists warn of global warming threat to marine food chain,
By Juliette Jowit,
guardian.co.uk, 28 July 2010,
"Numbers of phytoplankton - the microscopic organisms that sustain the marine food
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/28/...
Secondary Consumers, Tertiary Consumers, OmnivoresSecondary Consumers, Tertiary Consumers, Omnivores,
Science Encyclopedia,
JRank Science & Philosophy website,
Combination of text, photos and illustrations for younger students.
http://science.jrank.org/kids/pages/61/CONSUMERS.h...
What eats zooplankton?What eats zooplankton?,
Wateats.com,
Image (click to view a larger version) and description of zooplankton.
http://www.whateats.com/what-eats-zooplankton
