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Principle_5_3-5_May_12_2008, The ocean supports a diversity of life and ecosystems III - Most of the Earth's living space is found in the ocean., II - A great diversity of habitats provides the opportunity for a great diversity of adaptations. ???? A -The ocean supports a tremendous variety of sizes of organisms from extremely small to the largest animal ever to live on Earth., The ocean supports a diversity of life and ecosystems ???? Ecosystems = groups of organisms living together, and the biotic & abiotic factors with which they interact [needs to be introduced], A -The ocean supports a tremendous variety of sizes of organisms from extremely small to the largest animal ever to live on Earth. 1 - Most of the organisms in the ocean are tiny; most of the biomass in the ocean is made up of tiny organisms., b - Some primary producers use energy sources other than sunlight. ???? 5 - Some organisms can produce energy from the chemicals released in deep sea vents much the way that green plants and algae produce energy from sunlight., 7 - Environmental factors such as salinity, pressure, substrate and temperature vary through the ocean providing a variety of ocean habitats. II - A great diversity of habitats provides the opportunity for a great diversity of adaptations., C - There are adaptations & life cycles that exist only in the ocean. ???? 6 - Some organisms are metamorphic, many have planktonic phases, some change their sex. These seahorses, corals, clown fish, jellies, & kelp., II - A great diversity of habitats provides the opportunity for a great diversity of adaptations. ???? B - There are some groups of organisms that occur in the ocean that do not occur on land (e.g., starfish)., II - A great diversity of habitats provides the opportunity for a great diversity of adaptations. ???? 2 - Since the ocean is light limited marine animals of all kinds from shrimp to whales use sound to communicate, see, capture prey, find mates and sense their environments., III - Most of the Earth's living space is found in the ocean. F - The ocean can support a variety of organisms throughout the entire water column.