Question

short answers would be great!!!

Describe the concept of intertidal zonation and the factors that affect it.

Why are there fewer species of animals in estuaries than in the adjacent open ocean?

Describe conditions necessary for coral reefs to develop and why these conditions are necessary.

What are the main food sources for baleen whales? toothed whales?

What are some of the challenges faced by nektonic organisms? Describe some adaptations used by fish to deal with these challenges.

Describe the feeding strategies of a copepod, a jellyfish and a tuna. Why are the strategies different?

What is “fishing down the food-chain”?