Web tasks. Unit 5.

 Task 1
Coral reefs:
Imagine you work in a theme park. Your company wants to create a coral reef in the park.
Write a report to explain what coral reefs are like. Include:
• the types of coral reef that exist
• the average temperature, depth, and salinity of the water
• the organisms found in this ecosystem
Resources:
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/coral/coral2.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Coralreef.shtml
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barrier-reef/coralfacts.htm
http://www.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/


Task 2
Commensalism:
Imagine you are an anemonefish living in a coral reef. You are about to move house. Why
would you choose to go and live inside a sea anemone?
Give other examples of commensalism.
Resources:
http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/pops/commens.htm
http://www.seacave.com/poi/sym.php
http://www.squidoo.com/anemonefish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiprion_percula

Task 3
Habitats
Imagine you have a pet tortoise. With a partner, design and draw the ideal habitat for
your tortoise.
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/securehabitat.html
http://www.petreptiles.com/Sulcata/sulhabitat.php3
http://www.tortoisehabitats.com/jaspers_indoor.html
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/horsfield_habitat.html