ECOLOGY

BIOSPHERE

• 12 miles(20 kilometers) from top to bottom.
• More than a million different species of billions
• of plants, animals, and bacteria.

ECOSYSTEM

• Biotic:fish,plants,mammals,and bacteria.
• Abiotic:Rain,temperature,rocks,and sand.
• Located in oceans around the world.

COMMUNITY

• Habitats are usually:
• Coastlines, the poles, and the equator.
• Whales play a vital role in the health of the ocean.
• They feed on tiny shrimp-like krill, plankton, and small fish.
• Predators:Great White Shark, Orca, and the Killer Whale.

POPULATION

• Estimate of about 80,000 Humpback Whales.
• They are an endangered species.
• They travel in "pods" or groups of whales.

ORGANISM

• Humpback Whale
• Omnivore
• Lives 45-100 years.