1. List three places in the deep sea visited by ocean explorers within the past three
years.
a1: The Gulf of Mexico, off the southwest coast of Florida, and Mytilus Seamount.
2.There are many individuals studying the deep sea or involved with work done
there. List at least five, and describe their fields of research or work they have
done.
a2: There is Dr. Peter Auster, who is a fish ecologist. He uses underwater devices to collect data in order to better understand how habitat influences the distribution and amount of fishes. There is also Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor she is a deep-sea biologist. She studies deep-sea coral and whale falls. There is Dr. Robert Ballard, who is a visionary oceanographer. He is known for his investigations of the Titanic shipwreck and is currently increasing our understanding of the ocean. There also is Dr. Peter Etnoyer, a marine ecologist. He collects and identifies deep-sea corals in North American waters. And there is Jill Heinerth, who is a professional underwater filmmaker and photographer. She explores the mysteries of the ocean and gives us a glimpse into the previously unknown.
3. Describe what your day might be like if you were a marine mammal biologist.
a3: In the life of a marine mammal biologist it would start of with waking up then I would be collecting and analyzing data about the marine mammals.
4. In some ways, deep-sea explorers of modern times are similar to historic
explorers. They are brave, curious men and women who are at the cutting edge
of their field of interest. They are very unique individuals. One of the senior
scientists interviewed on the OceanAGE Web page explains the difference between
a submarine and a submersible. Find her name and record what she says about
this difference.
a4: She says that the difference between a submarine and a submersible is that a submarine, you use to simply travel underwater while in a submersible you study marine life.
5. What is the name of the fish ecologist who wanted to be an astronaut until he
realized that the ocean was virtually unexplored and the other-worldly creatures
that he wanted to see and study were living right here at home?a5: Dr. Peter Auster.
6. How do you think that exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
a6: Because it is so full of such diverse life forms that we are yet to discover.
7. Which ocean explorer traces his interest in ocean science to a vacation with his
parents to the Florida Keys when he was five or six and encountered a manatee?
a7: Mr. Brian Kennedy.
8. There is a big world waiting for you to explore it, and the technology to do
so gets better every day. Yesterday’s discoveries are today’s necessities. Which
explorer looks for marine plants and animals that produce chemicals that can be
developed into drugs to treat human diseases?
a8: Dr. John K. Reed.
9. As we learn more about Earth’s ocean, we realize that even though the ocean is
vast, its resources are limited and need protection. Which marine ecologist looks
for “sweet spots” in the ocean, places where life is rich and abundant, and then
works with governments and nonprofit organizations to secure protection of those
resources for future generations?
a9: Dr. Sarah Brooke
10. Which ocean explorer was an insect dietician and sonar operator aboard a U.S.
Navy submarine before becoming chief electronics technician aboard the NOAA
Ship Okeanos Explorer?
a10: Dr. Roy Cullimore
years.
a1: The Gulf of Mexico, off the southwest coast of Florida, and Mytilus Seamount.
2.There are many individuals studying the deep sea or involved with work done
there. List at least five, and describe their fields of research or work they have
done.
a2: There is Dr. Peter Auster, who is a fish ecologist. He uses underwater devices to collect data in order to better understand how habitat influences the distribution and amount of fishes. There is also Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor she is a deep-sea biologist. She studies deep-sea coral and whale falls. There is Dr. Robert Ballard, who is a visionary oceanographer. He is known for his investigations of the Titanic shipwreck and is currently increasing our understanding of the ocean. There also is Dr. Peter Etnoyer, a marine ecologist. He collects and identifies deep-sea corals in North American waters. And there is Jill Heinerth, who is a professional underwater filmmaker and photographer. She explores the mysteries of the ocean and gives us a glimpse into the previously unknown.
3. Describe what your day might be like if you were a marine mammal biologist.
a3: In the life of a marine mammal biologist it would start of with waking up then I would be collecting and analyzing data about the marine mammals.
4. In some ways, deep-sea explorers of modern times are similar to historic
explorers. They are brave, curious men and women who are at the cutting edge
of their field of interest. They are very unique individuals. One of the senior
scientists interviewed on the OceanAGE Web page explains the difference between
a submarine and a submersible. Find her name and record what she says about
this difference.
a4: She says that the difference between a submarine and a submersible is that a submarine, you use to simply travel underwater while in a submersible you study marine life.
5. What is the name of the fish ecologist who wanted to be an astronaut until he
realized that the ocean was virtually unexplored and the other-worldly creatures
that he wanted to see and study were living right here at home?a5: Dr. Peter Auster.
6. How do you think that exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
a6: Because it is so full of such diverse life forms that we are yet to discover.
7. Which ocean explorer traces his interest in ocean science to a vacation with his
parents to the Florida Keys when he was five or six and encountered a manatee?
a7: Mr. Brian Kennedy.
8. There is a big world waiting for you to explore it, and the technology to do
so gets better every day. Yesterday’s discoveries are today’s necessities. Which
explorer looks for marine plants and animals that produce chemicals that can be
developed into drugs to treat human diseases?
a8: Dr. John K. Reed.
9. As we learn more about Earth’s ocean, we realize that even though the ocean is
vast, its resources are limited and need protection. Which marine ecologist looks
for “sweet spots” in the ocean, places where life is rich and abundant, and then
works with governments and nonprofit organizations to secure protection of those
resources for future generations?
a9: Dr. Sarah Brooke
10. Which ocean explorer was an insect dietician and sonar operator aboard a U.S.
Navy submarine before becoming chief electronics technician aboard the NOAA
Ship Okeanos Explorer?
a10: Dr. Roy Cullimore