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apes unit 4 Flashcards

1
Q

plankton

A

small free floating organsims

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2
Q

phytoplanktin

A

plant like

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3
Q

zooplanktin

A

anamial like

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4
Q

benthos

A

bottom

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5
Q

nekton

A

swimmers not with current

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6
Q

baleen whales

A

filter feeders

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7
Q

toothed whales

A

teeth

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8
Q

costal/nertic

A

photosynthies
high tide
90% of marine species

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9
Q

coral reefs

A

most bio diverse
algee
limestone

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10
Q

bleaching

A

.because of change in temp
.pollution
.run off
.overfishing

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11
Q

interdial zone

A

shoreline btwn low and high tide
. organsim adapted to harsh conditions
.starfish

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12
Q

barrier island

A

island seperated from the mainland by shawlow
shifting with ersion

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13
Q

dunes

A

planst hold sand in space
protection

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14
Q

costal wetlands

A

bays
mangroves
nurserys
nesting
filters

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15
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estuarys

A

freshwater meets salt

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16
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pelagic

A

open ocean

17
Q

epipelagic or photic zone

A

top sunlight layer
photosyntes
high do
big fish

18
Q

mesopelagic and bathylpelgic

A

middle
twlight
low do
zooplanktin
vertcial migration

19
Q

abysal / abyssoplagic

A

bottom
dark
high pressure
cold

20
Q

hadel/hadopelgnic

A

trenches

21
Q

challnger deep

A

deepest hadel zone

22
Q

fish farming pros

A

reduce overharvesting

23
Q

fish farming cons

A

outputs waste
dieases

24
Q

per captia

A

amount/pop

25
Q

percent change

A

(new-old)/old times 100

26
Q

exclsuive ecnmoic zones

A

costal nations have jurstdction up to 200 miles

27
Q

CITES (international)

A

prohibits trade of any species that is protected in at least one country

28
Q

migratory bird act (international)

A

protects migration of birds

29
Q

IWC (international)

A

internatinal whaling
proetcts whales from extinction
can take for scientific research

30
Q

Marine Mammal Protection Act ( US)

A

protetcs mammal species
commercial fishing is allowed “incidentals”

31
Q

US endangerd species act

A

protects enderaged species

32
Q

marine protected areas

A

permits

33
Q

marine reserve

A

national parks
fully protected

34
Q

indivdual transfer quotas

A

total allowbale catch

35
Q

max sustainable yield

A

without casuing a pop to drop

36
Q

trawler

A

net dragged on floor

37
Q

purse seine

A

close net
draw string
surronded fish with net

38
Q

longline

A

long line
hooks

39
Q

drift net

A

hangs below surface
gils

human geo and apes (15 decks)

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