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2 fundamental needs of all organisms:

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  1. materials: carbon-carbon backbone (organic) + (inorganic): lipids, proteins, NA, carbs2. energy: ATP
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6 most abundant elements:

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CHNOPS

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Net primary productivity (NPP):

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energy captured - energy used for metabolism (breakdown of glucose) = energy captured in biomass

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Where NPP is greatest on earth:

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where sun, water, iron, phytoplankton is high

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energy of sun conversion to chemical energy:

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1 meter2 area receives 1,000,000 kcal / m2 / year ½ goes to growth + reproduction½ goes to primary productivity (metabolism)1% available solar radiation goes to 10,000 kcal / m2 / year

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trophic pyramid:

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I: primary producers (autotrophs: plants, phytoplankton, algae)II. herbivores (1st order heterotrophs/primary consumers) + decomposers eat dead stuffIII. carnivores (2nd order heterotrophs)IV. top carnivores (3rd order heterotrophs)

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detritivores / saphrophytes:

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worms, insects

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where is the electron transport chain in bacteria:

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cell membrane

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the way bacteria and archae get ingredients (energy) for life is:

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VERY DIVERSE

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the way animals get energy for life:

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ALL THE SAME

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electron acceptors:

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have O because O is an electron hog / high electronegativity

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electron donors:

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have H because when they give up a electron, it results in free proton +, this makes ATP synthesis possible

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electron acceptors

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CO2, NO3, NO2, SO4(2-)

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donors

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H2O, NH3, H2S, CH4, H2, Sugar (lots of H and very little O – C6H1206), proteins (lots of H and very little O)

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electron acceptors and donors are all inorganic accept….

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proteins + sugars

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OILRIG

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oxidation is losing (H), reduction is gaining (H)

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phototrophy

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endergonic / H2O + sun (reduced) -> 02 oxidized

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oxidative phosphorylation

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ADP + P -> ATP

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Bacteria + metabolism types + examples of where to find them

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(See following Q + A)Note: if bottom has 02, then it’s aerobic / photo / organic molecule

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Ammonia Oxidizing bacteria AOB

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have NH3->NO2 in top

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Nitrite oxidizing bacteria “nitrifiers”:

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NO2-NO3 in the top

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denitrifiers

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NO2->N2 / NO3 ->N2 in bottom and organic molecules in top

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sulfur bacteria found in hydrothermal vents (archae):

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H2S -> SO4(2) in top

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methanogens

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in bottom COs->CH4 (end with methane) deep in earth’s crust; energy from top H2 gas

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cyanobacteria phytoplankton bacteria:

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Sunlight in top and ADP->ATP in bottom

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sulfate reducers

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in seawater sediments: sulfalte in bottom SO4(2-)->H2S (poisonous)

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phototrophs

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if sunlight in top

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chemoorgano

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if “organic molecules” in top

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chemolitho

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if inorganic molecules in top

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30
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hetero

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source of carbon-carbon organic->organic

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31
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auto

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source of carbon-carbon inorganic->organic

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32
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example of chemooranotrophs:

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animals, fungi

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33
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source of energy for methanogens:

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hydrogen gas

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34
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NOT a source of nitrogen fixation:

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excretion + dead organisms

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35
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photosynthetic protists + cyanobacteria are important because:

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they’re primary producers

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36
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What are the 3 characteristics that make fungi more like animals than plants? i.e. Why are they on the same branch of Eukaryotic life?

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  1. structural carbs: chitin2. storage carbs: glycogen3. flagella (spores)
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fungi different from animals:

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  1. simple bodies: unicellular (yeasts), multicellular (hyphae individuals make up mycelium collections) septa are partial cell wall2. cells aren’t closed off from each other: cytoplasm isn’t contained: coerocytic; partial cell wall: septa
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38
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4 fungal phyla

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zygomycetesascomycetesbasidiomyceteschytridiomycetes

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39
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zygomycetes

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zygomatic spores (male + female in zygospore, grows sporangia); sporangia produce spores,ie. bread mold (black sporangia)

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40
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ascomycetes

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cup mushrooms: fruiting body; hyphae comes together to form cup; asci: produce spores; ie. morels, lichen (green algae + cyanobacteria)

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basidiomycetes

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classic mushrooms. basidia + gills produce millions of spores; ie. toadstools, puff balls, shelf mushrooms

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chytridiomycetes

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aquatic fungi; swimming gametes: spores have flagella; ie. parasitic – kill frogs

43
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fungi symbiosis:

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lichenectomycorrhizaearbuscular mycorrhizae

44
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lichen

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ascomycetes + cyanobacteria / green algae

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ectomycorrhizae

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basidiomycetes + plant roots: hyphae surround outside of cells “ecto”=outside

46
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arbuscular mycorrhizae

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zygomycetes + plant roots;hyphae go into the cells (70% of plants have this relationship); “absorptive lifestyle”

47
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how fungi break down wood: (extracellular digestion)

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  1. hyphae: make lignan peroxidase 2.peroxidase: oxidizes (combusts) lignan3.hyphae: exudes cellulase4.cellulose: broken into simple sugars (glucose)5.hyphae: absorb simple sugars for cellular respiration
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fungal life cycles: meiosis

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diploid cell divides in half = 4 haploids with 1 allele per 1 gene

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fungal life cycles: mitosis

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all genetic material copied and cell divides = 2 identical daughter cells

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fungal life cycles: fertilization

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2 haploid cells produce new diploid organism

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fungal life cycles: haploid

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1 set of genes for all genetic characteristics (1 set of chromosomes)

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fungal life cycles: diploid

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2 sets of genes for all genetic characteristics (2 sets of chromosomes)

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fungal life cycles: karyogamy

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2 haploids form 1 diploid nucleus (always follows meiosis)

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fungal life cycles: plasmogamy

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2 individuals’ cytoplasm combines (w/o nuclear fusion)

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fungal life cycles: dikaryotic

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one cell w/2 nuclei of 2 different genotype (plasmogamy)

56
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Uptake

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NH3/NO3 ->proteins

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Consumption

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proteins->aminos

58
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Decomposition

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protein-> NH3 (ammonia)

59
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Nitrification I:

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NH3->NO2 (ammonia oxidation)

60
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Nitrification II:

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NO2->NO3 (nitrite oxidation)

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Denitrification

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NO3->N2 and NO2->N2 (turning into N gas)

62
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Nitrogen fixation

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N2-> proteins and N3->proteins (via rhizobium + azotobacter)

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Dissolution

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N in soil / H20

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Run-off/leaching:

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N in rivers/streamsNO3: very soluble, leaches easily

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rhizobium

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n-fixer; symbiosis w/legumes

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azobacter

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free-living fixer: cysts protect from O2

67
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anabaena

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aquatic systems; heterocysts have nitrogenase keeping O2 out (cyanobacteria)

68
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Rivers & Streams:

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drinking waterfish habitatrecreationhydroelectric power

69
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Lakes

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drinking waterfish habitatrecreationirrigation

70
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Oceans

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phytoplankton (40% of oxygen supply)absorbs ⅓ CO2 fisheriesrecreation

71
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Wetlands:

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wildlife habitatbuffer flooding (store / release water)improve water qualityreduce erosionincrease biodiversity + productivity

72
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Trophic levels: aquatic environments

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I. primary producers; ex: phytoplanktonII. herbivores (1 order heterotrophs) ex: (animals + small protists) zooplankton III. young fish + minnowsIV. bigger fishV. larger fishVI. sharks

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Why more trophic levels in aquatic?

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Fish are more efficient at capturing energy from food they eat in biomass than land creatures. They don’t regulate temp to keep warm = energy savings

74
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Wetlands lost since 1850:

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38%

75
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Regulated wetlands activities:

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filling/dumping dirtalter pre-existing damslevees

76
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required to do wetland activities:

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if permitted, mitigation (doing another restoration elsewhere), legislation

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Ocean Zones:

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oceanic photo zoneneriticoceanic aphoticbenthic

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oceanic photo zone

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light penetration zone (phytoplankton), pelagic creatures

79
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neritic

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near shore, high nutrients, high energy = high productivity

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oceanic aphotic

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no sunlight, no energy, relatively high nutrients, low O2 limits life (upwelling), more diversity than once thought, hydrothermal vents basis for life, autotrophs (sulfur bacteria)

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benthic

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bottom substrate, all life attached to bottom, sediments

82
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2 sources of nutrients:

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  1. upwelling: ocean currents bring organic matter up (dead bio) = nutrient-rich filtered2. nutrients from land (rocks), rivers, streams
83
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2 outcomes occurring with nutrient additions to aquatic ecosystem:

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  1. decomp: low O2 = “hypoxia” (dead zone)2. no decomp: CO2 captured in sediments = “carbon sequestration” -> iron added = “ocean fertilization”; algal bloom: from high nutrients => toxic dinoflagellates
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samples of ecosystems out of balance: Lake Erie

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industry phosphorus from detergent soaps; algal blooms + dead zones, inedible food. Result: clean water act regulated phosphorus

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samples of ecosystems out of balance: Gulf of Mexico:

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N + phosphorus from farm fields to Mississippi river to ocean; algal bloom “jubilee”, O2 free hypoxic dead zone

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samples of ecosystems out of balance: Oregon Coast Dead Zone:

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upwelling adding nutrients for phytoplankton, surface waters

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HABs

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harmful algal blooms occurring with increased nutrients @ late summer - increased energy; organisms: diatomsdinoflagellatescyanobacteria (anabaena)

88
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How ocean acidification occurs:

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increased CO2 absorbed in oceanin neritic zones; arthropods most affected

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process of oceanic acidification

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  1. CO2 absorbed by ocean2. CO2 + H20 makes Carbonic Acid (H2CO3)3. that separates into; H+ and HCO3 (bicarbonate)4. Ca2 + CO3(2-) (Calcium carbonate) makes up skeletons and shells5. H+ from carbonic acid binds with CO3 making it so arthropods can’t make hard shellaffected: corals, lobsters, oysters, prawn, clams, crabs, coralline algae
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plasmodial slime mold:

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amoebozoaused to be considered fungisupercell ingests bacteria + protistsproduce stalks

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euglenid

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most photosynthetic, secondary endosymbiosis, flagella swim, SWIM FAST!

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red algae:

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multicellular marine, plantae, pigments in chloroplasts absorb blue + green, *phycoerythrin pigment

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dinoflagellates

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similar to decomposers, perpendicular flagella, distinct grooves

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brown algae

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multicellular, marine, photosynthetic olive-green, kelp forests*fucozanthin pigment

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water molds:

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formerly fungi, water molds (spores), have cellulose and DNA differs, , irish potato famine

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diatoms

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glassy cell walls, settle into sediments, commercially important (record of water through time)

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glaucophyta

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blue-green color, similar to ancestor, similar to first ancestor endosymbiotic relationship w/cyanobacteria (glauco-white peptidoglycan covering)

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green algae:

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photosynthetic, closely related to plants

99
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chlorarachniophytes

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cytoplasmic projections capture prey; pseudopods, chloroplasts evolved via secondary endosymbiosis of green alga.

100
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cyanobacteria

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formerly referred to as blue-green algae, evolved photosynthesis OLD!

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stramenophile

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hairy flagella: water molds, brown algae, and diatoms