Protect & Serve Magazine

 

Ocean Life
By: Amelia norman

 

When you think of the ocean, what do you  
think of? Do you think of sharks and “scary”
creatures or do you think of plants and cute  
fish? Everyone has different views on what Algae is is the most common plant in the
the ocean is like. Have you ever wondered ocean. Seaweed is a type of algae and is
what it is really like deep inside the ocean?
The ocean is full of life, it is home to billions of found in most warmer ocean regions.
interesting plants and creatures. There is like Seaweed can be used for things like
a whole other world in the ocean. “The ocean housing materials, ropes, baskets and
covers more than 70% of the surface of the
planet.” You will find some of the weirdest sometimes even food.
most interesting plants and animals in the zone. Some animals have adapted to the
ocean. freezing cold and pitch black of the midnight
  zone. It is way too cold and dark for plants to
grow there. Most animals living in the twilight
Life in the ocean zone and the midnight zone can make light with
their bodies.
The ocean has a large variety of very diverse
plants and animals. “So far researchers have Plants and animals
discovered more than 5,000 new species.” New
plants and animals are being found everyday. ​The ocean has a large number of
According to w​ww.windows2universe.org interesting plants and animals. Plants are
“Scientists say that life began in the seas, producers because they make their own food.
which means that without these creatures we Animals are consumers because they consume,
would not exist.” they don’t make their own food. There are two
major categories of plants in the ocean: Plants
The type of plants and animals in the with roots that are attached to the ocean floor
ocean depend on the zone of life. The ocean and plants without roots that just float around.
has three different zones of life: the sunlight Seaweed or algae is the main plant in the ocean.
zone, the twilight zone and the midnight zone. It usually floats on the surface and is used for
The sunlight zone, also known as the euphotic housing materials, ropes, and baskets. A few
zone, is from the surface to about 330 feet.
Most plants and algae can be found there. This
is where photosynthesis occurs. There are lots
of creatures there because it is bright and
warm. The twilight zone or the disphotic zone
is about 330 to 3,300 feet. Plants can’t survive
there. It is dimmer and colder so plants here
have big eyes to see. The midnight zone also
known as the aphotic zone is 3,300 to about
36,000 feet. 90% of the ocean is the midnight

other major plants are kelp, seagrass, and There are three main groups of animals in
coral line algae. Kelp is found in cold coastal the ocean: zooplankton, nekton and benthos.
waters. It is the largest marine plant and Zooplankton is usually smaller animals but
grows fast. Seagrass grows in shallow water they can grow fairly large. Jellyfish is an
because it needs a lot of sun light. Seagrass example of zooplankton. Nekton is animals like
provides habitat for small fish and lobsters. octopus, whales, fish, dolphins, eels, and squid.
Coral line algae is hard like rock and supports Benthos stay at the bottom of the ocean.
the structure of coral reef. Benthos are animals like lobsters, starfish,
snails and oysters. Some of the main types of
animals are reptiles, marine mammals,
crustaceans, sharks/rays, seabirds,
corals/invertebrates, and ocean fish. The blue
whale is the biggest animal in the ocean, it eats
krill and shrimp. Plankton is tiny, microscopic
animals/plants and are food for many animals.

​Thinking about life in the ocean brings up
many questions. The ocean is so gigantic, you
may wonder what it is really like out there.
Well now you have some knowledge about the
ocean and a few of the plants and animals in it.
Still, there are so many questions to be
answered and a lot to be discovered about life
in the ocean.

Plankton is tiny or microscopic but most
marine animals rely on it for food.

 

 

 T​ he animal world 

By: myah garrison  

 

​I​   ​ n 1960 congress passed the first animal

endangerment law. Animal endangerment has
not got any better! Thousands of animals are
already endangered. Hundreds of species become
endangered each day. Animal endangerment can
be caused naturally and by man. Let's take a look
at some of these issues

Habitat loss  

Habitat loss is one of the biggest reasons for ​F​rom 1800 to 2016 about 58,000 animals have become endangered.
animal endangerment. Over the years when all
the animals share the food and water it will population
eventually run out but that's natural causes.
Humans also take away from animals. People Animal and humans population causes animal
can't help that the food and water run out. You endangerment. As people are being born everyday
know what you can do to help? You can recycle , more people means more houses. So that takes
more, you can also encourage people around your away from animals. Just as humans more animals
neighborhood to recycle. You can make sure you are born each day. As more animals are coming
and the people you're with dont litter. If we work into the world more animals have to eat and drink
together we can slow down animal that makes the food and water go out faster.
endangerment. People can't really help this other than picking a
house that is already build. People like to keep
Pollution building and building nor thinking how it affects
animals.
Out of all the ways animals can become
endangered pollution is my least favorite. All the
smoke that gets put into the air. Smoke is the most
effective. Smoke affects all living things. Oil.
When oil gets spilt thats effects all animals land
and ocean. Gases. Gases Are spilling out into the
air. Those gagges are eating at the ozone layer of
the atmosphere. That could be harmful to humans
to. We need to watch what we burn and how much
we burn of it.

The vaquita is a different kind of dolphin ​​The panda bear is the most endangered animal.

Exotic species

Exotic species is another big reason. When
certain animals leaves their homes and go
somewhere else. Sometimes that's not the best
thing for them. When animals go to one place to
another they come times catch diseases and their
bodies can't fight them off. We as humans can't do
anything about this, but it's something
interesting to know

Its sad how many animals species we lose each
year. Us the people can help that slow down.
According to research “905 animals are extinct
and 16928 are listed as threatened.” we need to try
our hardest to slow this down or humans could be
the next spices going down.