Ocean Plants And Animals Adaptations

The tiny sea plants and animals are called plankton or phytoplankton.

Ocean plants and animals adaptations. There are many types of animals and plants in the ocean. Some of the most amazing adaptations are from ocean animals like sharks jellies starfish stingrays and dolphins. Coastal plants need special adaptations to survive.

Other adaptations make animals difficult to eat such as an armadillo. This lesson looks into the plants animals and climates found in the open ocean. There are plenty of plants in the ocean just like there are enough animals in the fish.

They must find a way to breathe underwater and intake the salt water so amimals have adapted and grown gills. Some float on the surface and others dive into the oceans depths. Marine animals breathe air or extract oxygen from the water.

Basically enhalus is the genus of the plant. Water depth temperature and the presence or absence of light are some of the conditions that differ in these habitats. Physical adaptations are special body parts such as shapes skin and color that help the organisms to survive in their natural habitat.

Sunlight water and carbon dioxide are necessary for plants to live. Secondly how do animals adapt to saltwater. They have strong shells that protect them from wave action drying out and the prying beaks of predators.

Many animals such as cockles are adapted to live in these conditions. Animals such as flatworms sea stars giant isopod wood louse sole and flounder have adapted to living in the deepest ocean trenches where the pressure can be over one thousand atmospheres. Well you cant just plant anything in the desert and expect it to grow.