Re: What is Marine Biology?
Marine Bio, the study of life in the oceans, seas, and other bodies of water that are inhabited by life. Sea ife tends to be diversely different to the life on the surface due to environments that may have kept organisms unchanged for millions if not billions of years. Marine biologist take great care in their classification of organisms throught the environment, not throgh taxonomy. Marine biology may seem dull to many but if one looks deep into the mysterious one can see their origins in the water.
Sea life tends to be changing in some regions but in others the animals and plants have remained unchanged for several million years. Take for example the Great White Shark, it has never had to evolove for several million years do to it reaching the height of its evolution, being the perfect hunter. Other creatures have just remained unevolved and had been classified as living fossils such as the Coelocanth, ever since its appearance it has never changed. The Majority of organisms that have been left unchanged live in the dark depths of the oceans, at least a mile down or more...
The habitats studied by marine biologists include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the abyssal trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. Marine biologists study habitats such as coral reefs, kelp forests, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean zones, where solid objects are rare and the surface of the water is the only visible boundary.
The mysterious that lie deep in the depths of the water have slowly been revealed, unraveling the mystery of our origins. The first animals to come out of the water billions of years ago was our ancient ancestor and with time came to evolve into humans. Through sciene it has become possible to map out what we as humans are made out of and all of us have a piece of our ancestors within us, wheter it be the genic code we share or the very thing that ties us to the Earth and ultimatley the Universe, stardust. We all have a little piece of the world around us inside of us we just need to look to the past and find that connection.
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Marine Biology can basically be described as a type of science which pertains to the study of life in the ocean. Not only does Marine Biology pertain to oceans but it also involves the study of other water areas in which plants and animals thrive and live. Marine Biology is important to learn because it benefits the environment of land as well. Especially, since the earth is covered in 70% of water!
There are many benefits of studying Marine Biology. Such as, knowing how the earth aged from currents and rifts drifting, shifting into separated continents which were once a huge land mass called Pangaea. We also can discover causes and effects of earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disaster by using the ocean and living organisms within the ocean. As humans, we have successfully gained wealth from the ocean by discovering medicines, raw materials, transportation and many other useful aspects. Without the study of Marine Biology, life it's self on land would be more difficult. Thanks to those who study Marine Biology because without their time and dedication, we would not be able to understand simple details such as water depth or complex ideas like land formation and oxygen cycles.
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Marine biology is the scientific study of living organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. Marine biology differs from marine ecology as marine ecology is focused on how organisms interact with each other and environment and biology is the study of the animal it self.
Marine life is a vast resource, providing food, medicine, and raw materials, in addition to helping to support recreation and tourism all over the world. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle, and are involved in the regulation of the earth's climate. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land.
The habitats studied by marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the abyssal trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. It studies habitats such as coral reefs, kelp forests, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean (pelagic) zone, where solid objects are rare and the surface of the water is the only visible boundary
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SEE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Marine_life
Marine biology is the study of the oceans and the marine animals that inhabit it and the biology behind them. The oceans as in the different oceans that make up the enormous mass of water that is our planet. The marine animals such as blue whales, zooplankton, algea and many other things that live in the ocean. And the biology behind them as in the biology surrounding the marine animals.
The oceans were created after the seperation of pangea. Pangea was seperated by plate tectonics. Some landmass sunk down below the ocean and is no longer part of any continent. New islands were formed from volcanic eruptions from the mantle rising into the sea and hardening and stacking on top of eachother.
Marine animals take various shapes and sizes all the way from tiny microscopic zooplankton to giant blue whales. Our respiration cycle is the same as theirs. Some marine animals are actually mammals like us. They affect our world as much as anything on land does.
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Marine biology is the wonderful study of all types of organisms that live in the oceans, estuaries and wetlands. Not to mention all animal and plant life like the microscopic Picoplankton to the grate big blue whales. Although not all marine biologist study the same thing; some may focus on certain organisms while other specialize in something else. For example some may focus on Marine ethology, which is the behavior of marine animals , or Ichthyology meaning the study of fishes, both salt and freshwater species. Just like all other scientist, the purpose for studying a specific area is to ask the four important questions which is, the what, when, where, why and how. To do so they base this on four scientific methods which are: Characterization (observation) ,Hypothesis (a theoretical, hypothetical explanation) Prediction (logical deduction from the hypothesis)Experiment (test of all of the above). so hopefully, when following each of these steps marine biologist can find grate results so they can share it with the rest of the people.
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