Marine Habitats Terms

Question 1

continental shelf

Answer 1

where we do most of our activities, boating and such, relatively shallow as far as oceans go

Question 2

pelagic vs benthic

Answer 2

pel - in the water column (shrimp able to pedal at the top), ben - on the bottom or in the bottom of that water column, rooted plants & attached algae

Question 3

intertidal & subtidal

Answer 3

inter - just wet for part of the day (littoral zone), sub - always wet (sublittoral zone) - notes have picture examples

Question 4

planktonic

Answer 4

at the mercy of ocean currents, small with limited abilities - drifters, baby things - what we’ve interacted with at shore line spent time as plankton - microscopic

Question 5

suspension feeder

Answer 5

consume phytoplankton

Question 6

sit and wait

Answer 6

herbivores that capture by waiting for their prey ie - jellyfish, angler fish and anemone

Question 7

countershading

Answer 7

camouflage

Question 8

primary producer

Answer 8

carbon fixers, base of the food web

Question 9

barnacle (percebes)

Answer 9

$80/lb really hard to get

Question 10

sea star

Answer 10

benthic carnivore

Question 11

anglerfish

Answer 11

kind of sit and wait, carnivore

Question 12

sperm whale

Answer 12

carnivore hunter in open ocean

Question 13

zooplankton

Answer 13

eat phytoplankton, also drifters, herbivores - eaten by anchovies

Question 14

phytoplankton

Answer 14

bottom of the food chain, drifting plants

Question 15

nektonic

Answer 15

doesn’t have to follow currents