1 zooplankton Flashcards
1
Q
plankton
A
organisms that live suspended in the water column and cannot move against currents
2
Q
nekton
A
organisms that live in the water column that can move against currents
3
Q
phytoplankton
A
unicellular primary producers
4
Q
zooplankton
A
predators
5
Q
holoplankton
A
organisms that stay planktonic entire life
6
Q
meroplankton
A
only plankton for part of life cycle
7
Q
microzooplankton
A
20 to 200um
8
Q
mesozooplankton
A
.2 to 2mm; main group studied on field trip; 90% are copepods
9
Q
macrozooplankton
A
larger than 2 mm
10
Q
shallow list
A
balanus venustus, lebidocena aestiva
11
Q
deep list
A
balanus veustus, candacia armata
12
Q
requirements for scientific drawing
A
labels, figure caption, scale bar and magnification