The world’s aquatic regions cover _________ of the earth and are home to many species of animals. There are two main categories of aquatic biomes; _________________ and ________________. Coral Reefs are a type of ___________ biome that is very _______________. This means that there is a lot of very diverse life found here. Coral reefs are made up of a substance that comes from the skeletons of _______________. It clusters together in brightly colored _____________. Coral reefs only can be found in clear, _____________, shallow water.
The
setting for the movie Finding Nemo is the _________ __________ __________ and the characters in the movie are based on the real aquatic life found there. This is the only living structure that can be seen from space and is ____________ miles long!
______________ and _____________, are clownfish which are also called anemone fish because they live among the tentacles of ______ ______________. ____________ is a Pacific Blue Tang. She has a short-term memory problem!
In aquatic biomes there are 3 types of life. _______________ are organisms that float close to the surface. ________________ are organisms that are free swimming.
Name two examples of this type of organism found in ‘Finding Nemo’ below:
_______________ are organisms that are attached to the bottom of the sea floor. Name one example of this type of organism found in ‘Finding Nemo’ below:
Answer the following questions below:
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Name one way that humans are impacting the coral reef in this movie.
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What is the East Australian Current?
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What type of organism is a ‘squishy’?
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Nemo’s stripes help him survive in the wild. Give two examples from the movie how an animal’s coloration helps it survive in the wild.
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A tourist boat accidentally dumps its fuel in to the water around a coral reef. Write an essay of 75 words describing one or more possible consequences for the coral. Include how this would affect the coral reef food chain.
Matching: Match the characters to their species below.
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