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Marine Ecology Video Scavenger HuntWatch each video. First, geolocate the marine ecosystem. Then, using the five key terms, describe the ecological principles presented in each video. Be as specific as you can in your descriptions. If you can use additional terms to describe the video, you may do so.

Key Termsabiotic adaptationapex predatorautotrophbiodiversitybiotic

carnivorecommensalismcommunitycompetitionconsumerdecomposer

ecosystemendemic speciesenergyfood chainfood webhabitat

herbivorehuman impactinvasive speciesmutualismnicheomnivore

parasitismpopulationproducerspeciessymbiosis trophic level

Geolocation

Video Observations and Description using these 5 key terms: adaptation, autotroph, food web, human impact, trophic level

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(4 m

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Marine Ecology Video Scavenger Hunt, continued

Geolocation

Video Observations and Description using these 5 key terms: biodiversity, competition, ecosystem, human impact, species

Geolocation

Video Observations and Description using these 5 key terms: abiotic, energy, food chain, habitat, human impact

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o 3:

Mon

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y Ba

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, 30

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nds)

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, 30

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Marine Ecology Video Scavenger Hunt, continued

Geolocation

Video Observations and Description using these 5 key terms:adaptation, human impact, niche, population, carnivore

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o 4:

Woo

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