The earth is covered with millions of species of living organisms, ranging from tiny microbes to gigantic whales.
Exploring Our Fluid Earth
Teaching Science as Inquiry
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Biological
Explore aquatic diversity, focusing on the structure, function, and evolutionary connection between organisms.
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Aquatic plants and algae produce their own food from sunlight and supply much of the planet’s oxygen. -
Most of Earth’s animals are invertebrates. These animals without backbones offer a wide diversity of shapes and lifestyles. -
Fish are some of the most recognizable aquatic organisms in both freshwater and marine habitats. -
Amphibians, reptiles, and birds represent three major groups of vertebrate animals.Topics Include: -
Mammals have adapted to a wide variety of conditions and are perhaps the animal group most familiar to humans. -
The world ocean is filled with tiny organisms called microbes. Microbes play a crucial role in sustaining all other ocean organisms.Topics Include:
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