The big blue ocean around you, near the coast line, but too far to live in a reef, circling as you attempt everyday tasks of eating zooplankton and phytoplankton and self fertilizing, realizing the water is constantly changing. I should mention this is what the life of a comb jelly is like, just eating and drifting all day ,and a basic definition of an ecosystem is an area where all of the living things, (plants and animals) and the non living things that live in a specific area, and how they interact with each other. The Open Ocean is the “bulk of the ocean” but these jellies live near the coast. Amid the open ocean is nutrient rich, filled with lots of zooplankton and phytoplankton, (Animals and Plants), they are…show more content… To lead into this, These median comb jellies have adapted to their ecosystem with special cells. As ocean.si.edu states, When searching for food, the cell of the comb jelly is stimulated upon contact or chemical cue, causing a harpoon to descend from the cell and pierce the prey or adversary. This helps the comb jelly survive by helping it latch onto it’s nourishment and defend itself against enemies. Of course, The jellies also adapted to have the ability to live with scarce food supply. If an aliment or prey source becomes scarce, these comb jellies acquire the capability to diminish their substantial size and metabolism, according to aquariumofpacific.org. Cautiously, This adaptation helps the jellies survive by keeping them able of eating food and surviving in the open ocean. To finalize, The last adaptations of the comb jellies is that they are able to self fertilize. “ Because they are sexually self-fertilizing, it is feasible that a single, displaced specimen could start a whole new, non-endemic population.” As said by aquariumofpacific.com. In a desperate time, this definitely helps the population survive because if there are not enough mates, the population will not…show more content… To begin, The ocean environment is threatened with trash everyday. As the author states, “Approximately 6.4 million tons of plastic and other debris enter the oceans each year.” (Dignan 13) Absolutely, this shows that we need to protect the oceans more because the marine animals die from eating the plastic or getting caught in the debris. Along with that, Fishing, with nets and hooks, is a hazard to the ocean habitat. According to the text, “The populations of almost all fish species have shrunken- some drastically.” (Dignan 14) This shows us that we are causing a threat to marine organisms because these species can’t reproduce fast enough to keep up with our demand, causing the population to shrink. On the other hand, one of the frequently noticed environmental threat is climate change. As www.edf.org states, “Wetlands normally grow vertically fast enough to keep up with sea level rise, but recently the sea has been rising too fast for wetlands to keep their blades above water.” While this shows we are killing off the organisms before they can grow back, or reproduce more species because these species are
