Hydrothermal Vent Food Web

Lesson Plan Overview

Students will make a food web diagram of the hydrothermal vent community and show the flow of energy and materials in this ecosystem.

Source: DEEPEND
Subjects: Biology
Grades: 6-8

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OLP#4: The ocean makes Earth habitable.

OLP#5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.

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