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Ocean Health Activity Worksheet: (20 Points Possible)

This document provides instructions for an activity worksheet exploring how an organism's environment can affect its physical adaptations. Students are asked to design a fictional marine species by describing: its name and type; the most similar real species; the ocean zone and environmental conditions where it lives; typical population size; two adaptations and how they help survive; an environmental risk factor; the most challenging aspect of survival; and an original drawing. The sample response describes a species called "Jaws," a crocodile-like animal that can swim and walk, lives alone or in pairs in Southeast Asian waters from 30-33 degrees C, has throat flaps to eat underwater and leaves the water to warm on land, poses a danger to humans and other animals

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Ocean Health Activity Worksheet: (20 Points Possible)

This document provides instructions for an activity worksheet exploring how an organism's environment can affect its physical adaptations. Students are asked to design a fictional marine species by describing: its name and type; the most similar real species; the ocean zone and environmental conditions where it lives; typical population size; two adaptations and how they help survive; an environmental risk factor; the most challenging aspect of survival; and an original drawing. The sample response describes a species called "Jaws," a crocodile-like animal that can swim and walk, lives alone or in pairs in Southeast Asian waters from 30-33 degrees C, has throat flaps to eat underwater and leaves the water to warm on land, poses a danger to humans and other animals

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Ocean Health Activity Worksheet

Instructions: Use the following activity worksheet to explore more about how an organism's
environment can affect its physical adaptations. You will complete part one as practice and record in
your notes. You will only submit part two for grading.
(20 points possible)

Introduction
Each zone of the ocean has a set of physical characteristics that shape it as an environment. In this
lesson, you saw how environmental pressures help select which genetic traits may be advantageous
to an organism.

Part Two
(Submit completed work: 20 possible points)

Review the lesson and think about the different factors that can affect organisms. Environmental
factors and genetic factors often interact. The population structure and dynamics affect the amount
of competition within a population, which would also influence natural selection. In this part, you will
design a new marine species and explain what type of adaptations it has.
Write a summary describing your invented marine organism. This information may be presented in
either report or presentation format and must include the following:
● The name and type of organism (plant, animal, bacterium, protozoan, or fungus) (2 points)
● What other species the organism is most closely related to (Your species is fictional, but
what real species is it most like?) (2 points)
● What ocean zone the organism lives in, including a description of the ecosystem (include
temperature, pressure, and light) (2 points)
● The population the organism lives in (How many organisms typically live together?) (2 points)
● Two adaptations the organism has, and how they help it survive in its environment (3 points)
● An example of an environmental or pathogenic factor that poses a risk to the organism, and
why it is a risk (3 points)
● The most challenging part of surviving for the organism, and a prediction as to how it might
adapt in the future in response (3 points)
● An original drawing of the organism (You may draw it by hand and take a picture, or use
computer software to create one, but it must be your own work.) (3 points)

My new species is named “Jaws.” It's an animal, the species it relates to would be the Ambulocetus
because it is a crocodile like animal, it can swim in water but also walk on land. They live from
Southeast Asia to Northern Australia. Jaws stay in an environment that is 30- 33c with little light or
they are outside. They like to stay alone other than with their mate, or when they are just crossing
paths. They have flaps on their throats that make them be able to eat underwater, and when it gets
too cold they go onto shore and walk around to get the sun to warm them up. Having this species
can be dangerous to the public or unaware, Jaws eats both meats and plants. The hardest part for
surviving is when they travel and can't find things to eat, they have to hide and wait.

This is my photo, i'm not sure how to draw on a computer but this is what my animal would look like.

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