Nine Major Animal Phyla

1. List all nine major animal phyla, and an example image of animal in the phyla.

    1. Porifera - The Sponges

    2. Coelenterata – The Coelenterates

    3. Platyhelminthes – The Flatworms

    4. Nematoda – The Roundworms

    5. Annelida – The Segmented Worms

    6. Arthropoda – The Arthropods

    7. Mollusca – The Mollusks

    8. Echinodermata – The Echinoderms

    9. Chordata – The Chordates

2. What type(s) of habitat can the species be found?

-Manly in Marine or fresh and Salt Water

3. How does the species digest food?

-Some species have a complete digestive system and others incomplete

4. Have you seen an example of a species in a phyla? Explain where, and what was the situation.

- An example I have is when i went to Sea World, and i saw an aquarium full of sting rays and we got to touch them.

End of the Line Pt. 2

Big Question: Why should we humans be concerned about overfishing?
 - Poor Fisheries Management
 - Pirate Fishers(don't respect fishing laws or agreements)
 -Subsidies that keep too many boats on the water

1. What are the "Big Five" fish we eat all the times?
 - Alaska or Walleye Pollack
 - Anchovy
 - Arctic Char
 - Beam, Gilthead
 - Brill

2. What is a reason for not eating sharks or other deep water fish?
 - They tend to be slow growing, long-lived species such as red fish and orange roughly, which breed slowly and are vulnerable to over exploitation

3. What are some "fish to eat," "fish to eat occasionally," and "fish to avoid"?
 - Fish to eat: well managed , sustainable stocks of farms, or are resilient to fishing pressure
 - Fish to eat occasionally: from fisheries that are at risk of becoming unsustainable due to environmental, management or stock issues
 - Fish to avoid: from  unsustainable, overfished, highly vulnerable or poorly- managed fisheries or farming systems

End of the Line

Big Question: What happens to an ecosystem when a species goes extinct?

- It will really affect the ecosystem

1. What is the most voracious predator the ocean has ever seen?

 - Humans

2. Are the oceans renewable? Why?

 - No because it wouldn't be the same; what people are doing to the ocean

3. When did the cod become fished out, how many people lost their jobs?

 - 1992; 40,000 lost their jobs

4. What puzzled scientists in 2001, where was the answer found, and what was the answer?

 - The total catch was going up; In China; China was getting all of the fishes.