Tide+Pool+Ecosystem+by+LLC

Hi, I’m Libbylovescake and I go to the [|Amigos school] in [|Cambridge, MA]. I’m doing this Wiki so I can teach you something about the tide pool ecosystem. After you read my Wiki I’m almost certain that after you’ll have learned something because when I went to the tide pool ecosystem I learned more than I’ve ever learned on a field trip. I’m also doing this Wiki to tell people about the abiotic and biotic matter I saw at the Tide Pools. As you have probably guessed Tide Pools is my topic. It relates to our field trip to Deer Island (a former island in Boston) because there are Tide pools on the shores of [|Deer Island].

We went to Deer Island, which is in the [|Boston] harbor. We got there by school bus. Where we went there was natural and artificial abiotic mater. Some artificial abiotic mater I saw, were glass, the school bus, and litter. These things are all horrible for the ecosystem because they kill it. Some natural abiotic matter I saw, were rocks, water, the sun, and air. Some other natural abiotic matter we tested, were, the air temperature, which was 64º Fahrenheit, and the water was 63º Fahrenheit. The dissolved oxygen was 4ppm, which is equal to 42% and the Ammonia was medium. The turbidity was 0 jtu which is clear and the PH was 7 which is neutral.

My topic is tide pools. Three producers I saw were algae, seaweed and rockweed. The algae was a vibrant green and very slimy. The seaweed and the rockweed were very similar they were both green and had a weird texture. Three consumers I saw were crabs, plankton, and sponges. The crabs were very hard and brown. The plankton you can only see under a microscope and sponges, which feel like your sponges at home. Three decomposers I saw were bacteria, microbial mat, and mold. The bacteria I couldn’t see because you can only see it under a microscope and I know it is there because everything needs it to survive. The microbial mat felt disgusting and the mold looks gross but I know we need it to survive. An energy pyramid would work for this ecosystem because there are decomposers, producer, omnivores and carnivores.

Once again my topic is tide pools. There are many things I saw and learned but the three most interesting were:

-I learned how to test the water for PH, turbidity, Do2, and ammonia.

-I saw a sponge for the first time up close and not in a museum.

-I saw how there are different levels of consumers and what eats what.

I had a lot of fun at our trip to the tide pools, I learned a lot and I saw many new things.

Look at my energy pyramid and food web! Want to see this in spanish? Click Here