CH. 14

Question 1

What does the word plankton mean?

Answer 1

Wanderers

Question 2

What is another term for autotrophs?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

who consumes these autotrophs?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

what does nekton mean?

Answer 4

Swimmers

Question 5

What do accessory pigments do to aid plankton in photosynthesis?

Answer 5

7

Question 6

Describe and identify: Phytoplankton

Answer 6

(Plant like) autotrophs in photic zone.

Question 7

Describe and identify: Picoplankton

Answer 7

Extremely small (green) 100 million in every liter of seawater

Question 8

Describe and identify: Diatoms

Answer 8

(Cut thru) most productive autotroph.Silicate shells. Contains accessory pigments to absorb more colors (including green)

• Single cell reproduce by division
• they eventually sink forming siliceous oozes

Question 9

Describe and identify: Dinoflagellates

Answer 9

(Whirling whip)- single cell autotrophs. Contain whip-like flagella. Many are bioluminescent( converting chemical energy into light)
-responsible for harmful red tides

Question 10

Describe and identify: Coccolithophores

Answer 10

Single cell autotrophs

Appear milky-white

Question 11

Describe and identify: Zooplankton

Answer 11

Heterotrophic plankton

Question 12

Describe and identify: Copepods

Answer 12

Larger shrimp like heterotrophs

Question 13

Describe and identify: Holoplankton

Answer 13

Whole life as plankton

Question 14

Describe and identify: Meroplankton

Answer 14

Early life as plankton

Question 15

Where would you find the most productive waters and why?

Answer 15

Mid-latitude region

Question 16

What is meant by the compensation depth and where does it occur?

Answer 16

2

Question 17

What are the 2 usual limiting factors in photosynthesis reactions?

Answer 17

3

Question 18

Regarding nutrients for plankton, what are the usual two?

Answer 18

5

Question 19

What are plankton blooms?

Answer 19

Essential in the restoration of non-conservative nutrients and supports the continuation of photosynthetic productivity in the ocean ( most sink but gets brought back from upwelling)

Question 20

Chlorophytes

Answer 20

Green color lacking accessory pigments

Question 21

Phaeophytes

Answer 21

Tan color (kelp) 
Can grow up to 20 inches a day

Question 22

Rhodophytes

Answer 22

Red ( accessory pigments) adapted to deep waters

Question 23

Where are mangroves normally found?

Answer 23

Plants found in tropics, live in saltwater.

Question 24

what type of waters are mangroves found in?

Answer 24

Saltwater

Question 25

Who do mangroves protect inland inhabitants from?

Answer 25

From storm surges and home to many organisms