Marine Biology

Mrs. Kunneckehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=fLi75niRjpo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

• In your own words, what is marine biology?

• Marine biology has a very long history. By definition, it is__________________________ _____________________________________.

• Define Environment:_______________________• What are the abiotic and biotic factors in these

pictures:_______________________________

• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________, molecular biology, meteorology, zoology and physical oceanography.

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Importance• ______________________________________• “The final frontier”• Oceans impact our weather, food supply,

research, terrestrial habitats

December 1997 chart of ocean surface temperature anomaly [°C] during a strong El Niño

Early Marine Biology• Limited to what could be caught in a

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• Late 18th Century and Early 19th Century marine research picks up due to advances in technology

Modern Marine Sciences______________________________________________– 1st: The Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole &

Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., MA– Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CA– Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA– Duke University Marine Laboratory, NC– http://www.whoi.edu/

Marine Biology in the 20th & 21st Century

– ____________________________________________________– _________and deep sea submersibles– Computers, internet, data repositories

Video

• Use 2-3 sentences to describe the video• ______________________________________

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