Fact-Finding Team
Marine and Sea Life
The mission of your group is to
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Find the answers to the questions listed below. You
may use books, periodical resources, the Internet or
the Antarctica: 90 Degrees South video titled I
Thought Penguins Could Fly about the biology and
ecology of the continent.
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Make a presentation of your findings to the class.
You may use whatever media you choose for your presentation.
Think about how YOU learn best.
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Make a handout of the important findings of your group
to distribute to the rest of the class. Be sure to cite
your sources.
Questions — Marine and Sea Life
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What are ten facts you can share about life on Antarctica?
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What are the characteristics of sea ice microbes? Identify
the organisms involved.
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What role does plankton play in the marine environment?
Which is the most important planktonic species to the
Antarctic food web?
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As you investigate the unique Antarctic fish, find
out what characteristics they have that allow them to
live in Antarctica.
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Penguins are the "emperors" of
Antarctica. Which varieties can be found in Antarctica?
Why would
penguins want to live in Antarctica?
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What are some unique characteristics of penguin life?
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What other sea birds live there?
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What is special about the Antarctic seals?
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Why are leopard seals feared?
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What are some of the variety of whales you would find
in Antarctica today?
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What has happened to the whale population of Antarctica
in the last 100 years?
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What are the rules or guidelines for whaling in Antarctica
today?
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What unique characteristics do whales have that allow
them to live in Antarctica? Why would whales want to
live in Antarctica?
Resources
Microbes & Phytoplankton
Sea
Ice Microbial Community
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/gallery/gallery5.html
Diatoms
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguide/protoctista4.html
Dinoflagellates
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep01/dinof.html
Zooplankton & Other
Invertebrates
Krill
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/
invertebrates/crustacean/Krillprintout.shtml
Sea Urchin
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/newscenter/urchin.html
Life in icy waters
http://www.geneseo.edu/~antarc/week4/
10 Facts: Invertebrates
http://www.aadc.aad.gov.au/ten_facts/invertebrates/default.asp
Diving Under Antarctic Ice: Gigantism
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/gallery/gallery11.html
Renewed interest in biodiversity
http://www.niwa.cri.nz/pubs/bu/01/interest.htm
Key to Phylum and Class of Australian Aquatic Invertebrates
http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/lwrrdc/public/Aquatics/
aatop/html/about.htm
Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island & McMurdo
Sound, Antarctica
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguide/index.html
Fish
Antarctic Fish
http://www.70south.com/resources/animals/marine/antarcticfish/
Antarctic Fish & Squid
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarctica/Wildlife/Fish_and_Squid/
Salt Concentration
http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/salt.html
Underwater Field Guide
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguide/chordata1.html
Marine Life
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/science/marinelife.shtml
Fish Fresh Not Frozen
http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/ideas/fish4.html
Evolution On Ice
http://www.ohiou.edu/perspectives/9802/ice002.htm
Birds
Life Cycle
of the Emperor Penguin
http://www.raydoan.com/abouts/about03c.htm
Penguins
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/downey/project/penguins.html
Emperor Penguins on and Under the
Ice http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/fieldnotes/penguinranch.html
Antarctic Birds
http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Birds.html
Bird Links to the World: Antarctica
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/links/links.jsp?page=l_oce_aq
Penguin Longevity and Cause of Death
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/longevity.html
Albatross
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarctica/Wildlife/Birds/Albatrosses.html
Birds
http://www.ecophotoexplorers.com/antarctica_wildlife.asp#p1
Seals
Seals
http://www.ecophotoexplorers.com/antarctica_wildlife.asp#p1
Seals
http://pd-pals.com/Antarctic%20Cruise/Seal%20Notes
About Antarctica: Seals
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/downey/project/seals.html
Antarctic Seals
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jaap/nphoseal.htm
Antarctic Seals
http://www.70south.com/resources/animals/seals
What Is Special About Antarctic Ice Seals?
http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/pinnipeds/antarcticfs.htm
Images
http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/gallery2/antarctic/antwildlife/seals/seals.htm
Fact Sheet: Seals
http://www.asoc.org/general/seals.htm
Seals of Antarctica
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/seals/index.shtml
Elephant Seal Links
http://essp.csumb.edu/eseal/soESlinks.html
Whales
Whales
http://www.ecophotoexplorers.com/antarctica_wildlife.asp#p3
Antarctic Whales
http://www.70south.com/resources/animals/whales
Marine Fisheries: Antarctic Baleen Whales
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/fw465/sampson/whales/
Whale Fluke Images
http://members.aol.com/elonka/travel/whale.htm
Blue Whale
http://ladywildlife.com/animal/bluewhale.html
Minke Whales Are Increasing
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fishery/whales/iwc/minke.html
Underwater Field Guide: Whales
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguide/chordata18.html
International Whaling Q & A
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/whale_debate.shtml
Whale and Dolphin Species Information
http://www.whalecenter.org/species.htm
Whale Acoustics
http://www.whaleacoustics.com/projantarctic.asp
Whale Encyclopedia
http://www.tokuya.jp/English/e_whales.html
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