SUN
I supply energy to the earth.
*The sun is mostly hydrogen and helium*
SEAWEED
I use sunlight for energy through photosynthesis.
*People use 400 types of seaweed. Some seaweed extracts are
found in toothpastes and ice creams*
PHYTOPLANTON
I use sunlight for energy through photosynthesis.
*Phytoplankton are microscopic plants and produce up to 90%
of the earth’s oxygen*
ZOOPLANKTON
I eat phytoplankton and bacteria to survive.
*There are thousands of types of zooplankton and most are
considered microscopic animals*
SEA TURTLE
I can eat seaweed, jellyfish, crabs, shrimp and fish.
*There are only 7 types of sea turtles in the world*
JELLYFISH
I eat zooplankton and small fish including herring and anchovies.
*The body of a jellyfish is made up of 95% water*
HERRING
I eat phytoplankton and zooplankton.
*Adult herrings can lay up to 30,000 eggs at one time*
MUD CRAB
I eat oysters, clams, and snails.
*One species of mud crab has a range from Boston to Brazil*
BLUE CRAB
I eat oysters, clams, mud crabs, seaweeds, and small blue crabs.
*A tagged blue crab was recorded swimming 35 miles in 2 days*
OYSTER
I eat plankton.
*Pearls are made inside oysters and other mollusks when an
irritant enters their shell*
CLAM
I eat phytoplankton and zooplankton.
*In 2007, a clam caught off the coast of Iceland was thought to
be 405 years old. Scientists declared it the oldest living animal
on earth*
SNAIL
I can eat phytoplankton, oysters, and plants.
*If the Astraea snail falls over, it needs help to get back up or it
can die*
SHARK
I eat tuna, seals, clams, oysters, squid, flounder, mackerel, and
other sharks. *The smallest species is 4 inches long and a shark’s
skeleton is made of rubbery cartilage*
STINGRAY
I eat clams, blue crabs, mud crabs, oysters, flounder, and
herring. *Ancient Greek dentists used the venom from the
stingray's spine as an anesthetic*
SEAL
I eat herring, mackerel, crabs, rays, and some zooplankton.
*A seals milk consists of 40-50 percent fat*
TUNA
I eat anchovies, herring, and plankton.
*Tuna can grow to over 1,000 lbs.*
ANCHOVY
I eat plankton.
*There are over 140 different species of anchovy in the
sea*
SQUID
I eat shrimp, herring, and plankton.
*Giant squid can grow to lengths of over 60 feet*
SHRIMP
I eat plankton.
*Shrimp have an average of 10 legs and the shrimp on
record was 16 in.*
WHALE
I eat plankton, shrimp, anchovies, and herring.
*Newborn blue whales can be over 25 feet long*
PELICAN
I eat anchovies, herring, and small tuna.
*Pelicans have been around for over 40 million years*
PENGUIN
I eat herring and squid.
*Penguins live in large colonies called “Rookeries”*
FLOUNDER
I eat shrimp, mud crabs, small blue crabs, anchovies, and
herring. *Flounder hatch as normal fish, but one eye
migrates to the other side as it matures*
MACKEREL
I eat anchovies, herring, and squid.
*Mackerel can produce as many as 500,000 eggs*