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Ocean Life

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Ocean Life
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Summary

Bill dives to meet the huge variety of ocean life and the food connections that tie tiny plankton to giant whales.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill dives to meet the huge variety of ocean life and the food connections that tie tiny plankton to giant whales..

  1. Why is there so much variety of life in the ocean?
  2. How are tiny plankton connected to large ocean animals?
  3. What might happen to ocean life if plankton disappeared?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: plankton, predator, habitat.

Try it: Draw an ocean food chain starting with plankton and ending with a large animal.