🐚 Part 1: Rocky Shore Species

1. Which of these organisms are commonly found in New Zealand rocky shore habitats?

Pāua (abalone)

Kina (sea urchin)

Elephant

Limpets

Seaweed

2. What does biodiversity mean?

Only one type of animal living in a place

Many different kinds of living things in one place

Animals that live on land only

Plants that grow in gardens

3. How do limpets stay safe from predators?

They swim away quickly

They stick tightly to rocks

They hide in trees

They make loud noises

4. Fill in the blank: Seaweed is a _____________ because it makes its own food using sunlight.

Answer: ___________________

🔍 Part 2: Organism Investigation

5. Choose one rocky shore organism and complete the information below:

Organism name: ________________________

What does it look like?

What does it eat?

How does it survive in the rocky shore habitat?

6. Draw your chosen organism in its rocky shore habitat:

🌊 Part 3: Ecosystem Connections

7. Why is biodiversity important for the rocky shore ecosystem? Give two reasons:

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

8. Complete this food chain by filling in the missing organism:

Seaweed → _____________ → Crab → Bird

9. How can we help protect New Zealand's rocky shore habitats?

Rocky Shore Biodiversity Investigation

Rocky Shore Biodiversity Investigation

🐚 Part 1: Rocky Shore Species

🔍 Part 2: Organism Investigation

🌊 Part 3: Ecosystem Connections

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