1. Earth
2. Zooplankton
   1. meroplankton
      1. temporary plankton (80%)
         1. metamorphisis is change in appearance
   2. holoplankton
      1. whole life as plankton
3. Phytoplankton
   1. Gets energy using photosynthesis
   2. Does not experience metamorphisis
4. Research & Exploration
   1. Education
      1. Careers
         1. New Discoveries
      2. Public Awareness
         1. NOAA
   2. Health
      1. Better quality of life
         1. Medicines
            1. Cleaner air
   3. Politics
      1. Raise/provide more funding
         1. Establish laws
            1. Conservation
            2. Property rights
   4. Economy
      1. Growth due to resources
         1. Agriculture (food)
            1. Pharmaceuticals
            2. Energy
5. move against the current
   1. Vertebrates
      1. animals with bone or cartilage
         1. sharks, rays, bony fish
   2. Invertebrates
      1. animals with no vertebrate
         1. squid, no bony fish, octopuses
   3. Crustaceans
      1. animals with an exoskeleton
         1. lobsters, crabs
6. move with the current
   1. jellyfish, algae, bacteria, protists
7. in, near, or on the seabed
   1. shrimp, barnacles, crayfish, sea grass
8. Food
   1. Heterotroph
      1. Consumers
         1. They eat others for food.
   2. Autotroph
      1. Primary Producers
         1. They can make their own food.
            1. They require sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, nutrients, & minerals.
9. Land
   1. Abiotic
      1. ground, rocks, buildings
   2. Biotic
      1. plants, animals, bacteria, viruses
         1. Vertebrates
            1. amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds
         2. Invertebrates
            1. insects, worms, snails
      2. Characteristics of living things
         1. They are made of cells.
         2. They grow and develop.
         3. They reproduce.
         4. They use energy.
         5. They respond to stimuli.
         6. They adapt to environment.
10. Water (Ocean)
    1. Abiotic
    2. Biotic
    3. Non-living organisms
       1. water, sand, temperature, depth
       2. gases, rocks, pressure, salinity
    4. Living organisms
       1. nekton (swimmers)
       2. plankton (drifters)
       3. benthos (bottom-feeders)
11. Air (Atmosphere)