Life in Aquatic Environments
In these programs life is examined in terms of habitat, diversity, adaptation, ecological niches, and interrelationships. Modular presentation, stunning biological photography, and up-to-date learning design create a powerful teaching resource for the study of aquatic and marine life.
- Title ID 119-BAE
- Science, Biology, Environmental Science
- 3 Programs
- 7 Supplemental Files
- 10th Grade through Post Secondary
- Published by BioMEDIA Associates
Included Programs
Supplemental Files
Included Programs
The Biology of SeashoresRunning time is 29 minutes
Chapter List
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Seashores
- Introduction to the study of seashores.
- Chapter 2: Tides, and Abiotic/Biotic Conditions
- What causes tides? See animations of the Abiotic and Biotic Conditions on the shore.
- Chapter 3: Wave Shock and Defense
- Wave Shock and Defense: Adaptations for surviving desiccation, and variable salinity, Competition for space and the seashore food base, wave shock adaptations, structural, chemical and behavioral defense adaptations.
- Chapter 4: Feeding
- Feeding on the seashores includes suspension feeding, detritus feeding, grazing and symbiosis.
- Chapter 5: Reproduction
- Seashore reproduction includes asexual and sexual reproduction, hermaphroditic mating, broadcast spawning, sea urchin development, and planktonic larvae.
- Chapter 6: Rocky Shore Habitat and Zonation
- Rocky Shore Habitat and Zonation: Intertidal zonation and characteristic species of rocky shore zones.
- Chapter 7: Sandy Beach/Mudflats/Docks
- Sandy Beach/Mudflats/Docks: Sandy beach and meiofauna, estuarine, ecology and explore life on docks and pilings.
The Biology of Lakes, Ponds, Streams, and WetlandsRunning time is 38 minutes
Chapter List
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Still Water Environments
- Learn what makes a pond, a lake, or a wetland?
- Chapter 2: The Weedy Shallows
- The Weedy Shallows: This unit places many of the organisms studied in biology into an ecological perspective: hydras, planarians, annelids, aquatic insects, rotifers, and protists, all interesting organisms that provide food for fish and other vertebrates.
- Chapter 3: Open Water Environments
- Adaptations for planktonic life are observed in Daphnia and other cladocerans, copepods, rotifers, and planktonic algae.
- Chapter 4: Bottom Environment
- Explores bacterial decomposition, recycling of materials, adaptations for bottom life, and ecological relationships in the planktonic community.
- Chapter 5: Vernal Pools
- This section takes a revealing underwater look at the highly specialized organisms that live in reapids, under-rock communities, and in slower waters.
- Chapter 6: Stream Life, Inhabitants, and Adaptations
- Investigates adaptations for life in temporary wetland environments - the Vernal Pool.
Exploring Vernal PoolsRunning time is 18 minutes
Chapter List
- Chapter 1: Protozoans: Paramecium, Vorticella, Nassula, Peranema
- Structure, feeding behaviors, movement of Protozoans: Paramecium, Vorticella, Nassula, Peranema
- Chapter 2: Algae
- Algae are diverse single cell organisms that photosynthesize. In the Vernal Pool, the microalgae are the early food source for crustations. As the pool fills the cysts hatch. As the pool dries, the microalgae feed insect larvae.
- Chapter 3: Bacteria: Decomposer Bacteria, Cyanobacteria and Others
- This includes video decomposer bacteria, Cyanobacteria and others in Vernal Pools.
- Chapter 4: Rotifers: The Smallest Animals, Free-swimming and Colonial Varieties Presented
- Rotifers: This program includes the smallest animals in the world, free-swimming and includes colonial varieties.
- Chapter 5: Flatworms: Two are Featured, A Predator and a farmer species that hosts algae cells withi
- In the programs two flatworms are featured as a predator and a farmer. These species host algae cells within its body.
- Chapter 6: Ostrocods: Tiny Crustaceans that Feed on Detritus
- Ostrocods are tiny crustaceans that feed on detritus.
- Chapter 7: Water fleas: featuring Daphnia. Shows eggs and physiology
- Water fleas: This overview featuring Daphnia. Presenting eggs and physiology.
- Chapter 8: Copepods: the most abundant crustaceans on Earth
- Copepods are the most abundant crustaceans on Earth.
- Chapter 9: Clamshrimp: found only in the muddy bottom of vernal pools
- Clamshrimp: found only in the muddy bottom of vernal pools.
- Chapter 10: Fairy Shrimp: They filter the water to feed on microorganisms
- Fairy Shrimp: They filter the water to feed on microorganisms.
- Chapter 11: Tadpole Shrimp: another of the three Eubranchiopods studied
- Tadpole Shrimp: another of the three Eubranchiopods studied.
- Chapter 12: Insects: Larval stages of damselflies, dragonflies, diving beetles and midges
- Insects: Larval stages of damselflies, dragonflies, diving beetles and midges. Backswimmers are also shown.
Supplemental Files
- MARC Records for BAE
- MARC records for the series Life in Aquatic Environments
- Biology of Lakes Ponds Streams and Wetlands Educators Guide
- Biology of Vernal Pools Study Guide
- Biology of Seashores Image Bank Guide
- Transcription for The Biology of Seashores
- Transcription for The Biology of Lakes, Ponds, Streams, and Wetlands
- Transcription for Exploring Vernal Pools