Title: Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
Description:
The Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life website is an instructional resource on submerged aquatic vegetation and other coastal aquatic organisms provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Information, for both students and teachers, is geared to grades 6-12.
Standard(s):
[S1] BIO (9-12) 13: Trace the flow of energy as it decreases through the trophic levels from producers to the quaternary level in food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.
[S1] ENV (9-12) 7: Identify reasons coastal waters serve as an important resource.
[S1] MAR (9-12) 6: Describe components of major marine ecosystems, including estuaries, coral reefs, benthic communities, and open-ocean communities.
[S1] MAR (9-12) 8: Describe characteristics of marine plant and algae divisions.
[S1] MAR (9-12) 9: Arrange various forms of marine life from most simple to most complex.
[S1] MAR (9-12) 10: Describe the anatomy and physiology of representative aquatic organisms.
[S1] MAR (9-12) 12: Identify various careers related to marine science.
[S1] ZOO (9-12) 4: Use taxonomic groupings to differentiate the structure and physiology of invertebrates with dichotomous keys.
[S1] ZOO (9-12) 5: Use taxonomic groupings to differentiate structure and physiology of vertebrates with dichotomous keys.
