Project

So I decided to do my project on how global warming effects the ocean/water. It was interesting to learn about but all of the articles were hard to understand so I kind of just picked a topic. Mr. Clauer came in while I was researching and even explained to me all of the physics about it that I supposedly learned last year but I don't remember. He explained to me about how it would heat up the ocean and then slowly the water will disappear because it will not be at an equilibrium. So ya that's my project summed up you'll hear more about it on Monday! Thanks :) I just wanted to put symbols!

 

PINK DOLPHIN!!!

There is only one pink bottlenose dolphin that was discovered in a lake in Louisianna. IT WAS IN THE US!!! Yay!! pretty dolphins :) It has become such a large attraction that the people taking care of it told the visitors to leave it alone. Hopefully it can stay alive because I like it and its cute!

New Project!!!!

So... you gave us this project this week!! AHHHH!!! well... we are supposed to find an article that we are interested in and do a reviewon it and then make a PowerPoint about it. I have not yet decided what I am going to do it on but I am thinking towards the rainbow fish or the Cyclichthys orbicularis. They both had an interesting appearance and were cute. OCEAN SUNFISH ARE RIDICULOUS THEY ARE HUGE!!!!!!! Jake just told me that because thats what he wants to do for his project! Well... I hope you enjoyed this blog :) Molly

The Jake Fish:

taken: by Jonathan Edelman @ the Omaha Zoo

This is the Cyclichtys orbicularis

This is the rainbow fish:

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This is sooo cool you can see the penguins on a web cam and see what they are doing!!

Omaha Zoo

Before break we went to the Omaha Zoo and got to see the aquarium. When we got there we had a sweet tour guide that took us behind the scenes after we saw what normal visitors did. He took us below the aquarium and showed us where all the water was stored and the corals. He told us that they store just as much water underneath that is in the tanks so it continues to be cleaned and has the same amount of water the whole time the tank is running. He took us above the aquarium and showed us how they feed the fish. We got to see the huge shark tank and it was scary because it was open and if you fell in you were dead and Jonathan almost passed out. I also got a little scared up there because I don't know how to swim so I was like ya if I fall i'm gonners. We had some extra time so we got to go see other things like the dome, desert thingy, and jungle/rainforest thing that took you through different parts of the world, and you can't forget shandra's "cats" they werent cats they were lions!! SCARY!! and the bats and snakes were scary too!It was cool that while we were eating we could still look out and see the cute monkeys that I wanted to take home :).

This is the "fake" thing that was real you scared me with and all of you guys laughed at me :(

Fun Facts about Fish

• Fish have been on earth more than 450 million years
• There are over 25,000 species of fish on earth
• There may still be over 15,000 fish species that have not been identified 
• There are more species of fish than all the species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals combined.
• 40% of all fish species inhabit fresh water, yet less than .01% of the earth's water is fresh water
• Some fish make sounds by grating their teeth and others like some catfish make sounds  from their air filled swim bladder.
• Some species of fish can fly (glide) others can skip along the surface and others can even climb rock.
• Fish have specialized sense organs called the lateral line which works much like radar and helps them navigate in dark or murky water.
• The largest fish is the great whale shark which can reach fifty feet long
• The smallest fish is the Phillippine goby which is less that 1/3 of an inch when fully grown.
• Some species of fish have skeletons made only of cartilage
• Fish have excellent senses of sight, touch, taste and many have a good sense of smell and hearing.
• Fish feel pain and suffer stress just like mammals and birds
• Tropical fish are one of the most popular pets in the U.S.
• 95% of tropical fish deaths results from improper housing and nutrition 
• Many tropical fish sold in the United States are harvested from the wild in Africa, Asia and Central and South America.

Fish

The fish that I am looking at to put in my equarium are:

Green Chromis Fish: also known as Chromis viridis, it comes from the family of Pomacentridae It usually is about 3½ inches Usually is 74 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit It comes from the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Dispar Anthias Fish: 

Description: known as the Madder Seaperch. males have a bright red dorsal fin and lack any red stripes on their tail. The female have a yellowish-orange on the top and pale lavendar to whit on the underside

Diet: Fed twice a day shrimp, amphipods and other macroscopic life

Size: 3-4"

Algae

Endosymbiotic Theory: the origins of mitochondria and plastids (e.g. chloroplasts), which are organelles of eukaryotic cells. According to this theory, these organelles originated as separate prokaryotic organisms which were taken inside the cell as endosymbionts. (wikipedia)

Red Algae is also called Rhodophyta: different types of this include porphyra, chondrus and corallina

Brown algae is also called Phayeophyta: some examples of this are Desmarestia, Alaria, Fucus, Laminaria, Postelsia, and Macrocystis

Green algae is also called Chlorophyta: some examples of this are sea lettuce (ulva), Spirogyra, and Caulerpa The Evolution of Seagrass from Algae:

1) Algae: Algae came first, it was the simplist but the oldest and aquatic.

2) Non Vascular land plants: This came second it includes mosses, Hornworts and liverworths, it is small and lives near water

3) vascular land plants: This came last when the plants moved into the water

Filtration

There are three types of Filtration:

1) Mechanical: This is best to filter out wastes
2) Chemical: This collects particles from the water like carbon (charcoil)
3) Biological: This is best for collecting wastes but is the most complicated out of the three

Things that are collected through the Filters are: Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate

Transform Boundaries
Spring and Neap Tides
Subduction Zone:
Convergent Boundaries:
Divergent Boundaries:
Plate Tectonics: Rim (Ring of Fire) 

Plate Boundaries: Subduction Zones/Divergent Boundaries/ Convergent Boundaries:

Transform Boundaries: place where two plates slide past eachother

Water Molecule : H2O= One Oxygen and two Hydrogen Molecules

Hydrogen Bonds

Solids: Hold Shape

Liquids: Shape of the container it is in 

Gas: No Shape 

Density: Mass divided by volume

Solid Water to Liquid= Melting, Liquid to Water Vapor= Evaporation

Water Vapor to Liquid= Condensation, Liquid to Solid Water= Freezing

Sugar is a solute

Building Blocks of Life: Water,H2O: Carbon, C: Hydrogen, H: Oxygen, O2

Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen= Carbohydrates= Glucose and Fructose

Kyton- Structure of molecules for animals

Amino Acids- Make protein: Made up of Four Groups: Amino, Hydrogen, Carboxyl, and the R-Group

Different shape proteins have different types of jobs

Lipids are oils and fats

Nucleic Acids: made up of Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine

A,G,C and T make up DNA which makes RNA which makes Protein

ADP is formed into ATP

Prokaryote cells were formed first and before Eukaryote cells and they are more simplistic

Eukaryote cells are more complex

Benthos do not move and they live on the bottom of the water

Plankton live on the top of the water

Hypotonic: Higher Concentration of solute on the outside of the cell and goes into the cell

Isotonic: Equal concentration on the outside and inside of the cell

Hypertonic: Higher concentration of H2O on the Inside of the cell going out of the cell

Cold Water- Holds more gas

Villi are like little fingers in the lower intestine