Marine Life Classification Flashcards
1
Q
What are included in Planktonic marine life classification?
A
Free floating mostly single celled organisms
2
Q
What are included in nektonic marine life classification?
A
Animals that can swim effectively
3
Q
What is included in the Benthic marine life classification?
A
Organisms that live on, in or attached to the sea floor
4
Q
What are level 1 autotrophs?
A
Algae, phytoplankton considered primary producers
5
Q
What are level 2 heterotrophs?
A
Herbivores, zooplankton considered primary consumers
6
Q
What are level 3?
A
Carnivores fish and shark considered secondary consumers and above
7
Q
What are the three classifications of marine life?
A
Planktonic, Nektonic, Benthic
