Life in the Ocean: The Basics of Marine Biology
Life in the ocean is as diverse as it is mysterious. From coral reefs bustling with fish to the pitch-black depths where alien-like creatures thrive, every marine species has a role to play. How do they survive? Who eats who? And what strange, glowing organisms lurk in the deep?
Discover the diversity of marine life—from plants and animals to microbes—and learn how each plays a role in the ocean’s vast ecosystem.
Explore how marine life survives in extreme ocean environments—from glowing in the dark to withstanding crushing pressure and freezing temperatures.
Explore who eats whom in the ocean! Learn how marine food webs connect plankton to predators and why these links are vital for ocean health and balance.
Meet the ocean's weirdest creatures—from glowing predators to deep-sea giants and extremophiles that thrive in boiling vents and freezing darkness.
From deep-sea dives to DNA analysis, discover how scientists explore the unknown and uncover new marine species in Earth’s last true frontier: the ocean.
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