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A Rocky shore…
Aim: The aim of this was to find different species of animals and plant life on the rocky shore of Mooloolaba and determine where their habitats are and talk about their dangers and how they manage to survive.
Procedure:





Results and discussion:
The following answers to the questions is the information gathered on the day:
1. A profile of the rocky shore shows:
Scale
Physical features
Positions of dominate organisms
A key to the dominate organisms






3. Four Dominate Organisms
Organism 1: Barnacle
Zone:
A) All possible problems faced:
· Battering from waves
· Predators such as Mulberry Shells
· Dehydration from sun
B) All characteristics the organism has to enable it to survive the problems:
· Hard shell to protect from waves and predators.
· Gluey mucus to cement itself to the rock to prevent falling off.

C) The organism eats:

· Algae that is brought in with every tide...