Marine biology notes jellyfish

Discover the fascinating diet of jellyfish, their unique feeding habits, and how they survive in the vast ocean ecosystem.

Life cycle of the common jellyfish Aurelia. Eggs released by females pass out through the mouth and become lodged in pits on the tentacles. Sperm released from male jellyfish fertilize the eggs, which remain on the tentacles during early development. A fertilized egg develops into a ciliated larva, or planula, which settles on and attaches to a substrate (such as a rock) and develops into a polyp with a mouth and tentacles. The polyp reproduces asexually by budding off saucer-shaped immature…

Great freebie! Informational text written on 3 different levels- the differentiation is done for you! Includes close reading questions, writing prompts &more!

This was a self directed project creating an illustrative response for an infographic on jellyfish. This was based around facts on the 19 most common jellyfish throughout the world.