C3.4 Flashcards
- is the ability of an object to float due to the support of the fluid the body is in or on
Buoyancy
- secretes gases into a float that enables them to stay at the sea surface.
Jellyfish -like animals (Vellela &Physalla)
- some secrete gas bubbles and form gas-filled floats that keep their fronds in the sunlit surface waters while anchored to the seafloor.
Seaweeds
some stores intestinal gases - others forms bubble raft to which it clings
floating snails
is a relative of squid; it continuously add chambers to its shell
and moves to the last chamber as it grows.
Chambered Nautilus
what organism?
a specialized tissue removes the ions from the vacated chambers, causing water to diffuse out, then the chamber fils with gas nitrogen) from fluids.
Chambered Nautilus
another relative of squid; has soft, porous, internal shell or “bone” of calcium carbonate.
Cuttlefish
this animal regulates its buoyancy by controlling the relative amounts of gas (also mainly nitrogen) and liquid within the chambers of the shell
Cuttlefish
many species of___ have internal swim bladders filed with gas N( and 0) that keep them neutrally buoyant.
fish
what organism?
some fill their swim bladders by gulping air from the surface; others release gas from their blood through a gas gland to the swim bladder
fish
fishes that do not have swim bladders. (4)
Mackerels, tuna, sharks, bottom fish
Floating plants &animals store their food reserves as ___ that decrease their density and retard sinking.
oil droplets
large surface area-to-volume ratios that slow sinking are characteristic of smal spheres, and single-celled organisms, particularly__ from this characteristic.
marine plants
many marine plants have developed _____ (3)that increase the surface area and decrease their sinking rate, allowing to more easily remain at or near the sea surface
spines, ruffles, &feathery appendages
decrease their body density and increase their flotation by storing large quantities of blubber which is a low-density fat.
whale, Sharks &Seals
sharks and some fishes store___ in their ___ and ___
oil;
liver and muscle.
this organisms float using fat deposits in combination with light bones and air sacs developed for flight.
seabirds
seabirds’ feathers are waterproofed by an oily secretion called___ -which acts as a barrier to seal air between the feathers and the skin
preen
important to keep birds warm and floating
preen
Most fish have body fluids with salt concentration (___ppt) that is about halfway between that of freshwater and seawater (___ppt). Thus, in salt water, fishes tend to__ water
18;
35;
loss