Memorization for Ch 7 & 8 Flashcards
phytoplankton
plant wanderers, single celled, use photosynthesis
zooplanton
heterotrophic plankton can be big and multicellular or small and single-celled
holoplankton
planktonic for their entire lifespan, many are microbial, and all photosynthetic plankton are holoplankton
meroplankton
organisms that are planktonic for a small portion of their life cycle
diatoms phylum
bacillariophyta
diatoms food source
photosynthesis
diatoms are open ocean producers in what waters
cold polar regions
blooms
pereiods of rapid reproduction in algae (diatoms get smaller during blooms)
dinoflagellates phylum
dinoflagellela
dinoflagellate food source
photosynthesis and food particles
dinoflagellates found in what temp
warm
zooxanthellae
round brown dinoflagellate that help coral reefs through fixing co2, releasing organic matter used by coral, and help in formation of the coral skeleton
protozoans
animal like protists not algae
what protozoan uses cilia for locomotion and feeding
ciliates
what protozoan has a shell called a test
formaniferans
what protozoan has a skeleton made of silica
radiolarian
psuedopodia
extensions of the cytoplasm to crawl or trap organisms like diatoms
Seaweed Kingdon
Protista
Seaweed formal name
Macroalgae
thallus
entire structure of seaweed
blades
leaf like with increased surface area for photosynthesis
stipe
supports the blades
pnematocysts
floatation brings leaves closer to surface for photosynthesis
holdfast
secures thallus to substrate does not absorb nutrients
Green Algae Phylum
clorophyla
green algae pigment
chlorophyll A
Brown algae phylum
phaeophyta
Brown algae pigment
chlorophyll A, fucoxanthin (yellow)
Where is brown alage found
temeperate submerged waters
where is green alage most commonly found
freshwater
most common type of brown algae
kelp
Why is kelp found on eastern sides
western intensification
red algae phylum
rhodophyta
red algae pigment
chlorophyll a, phycorain, phycoerythin
where is red algae found
shallow water
which algae contains the largest number of species
red
what does coralline algae deposit
calcium carbonate
Flowering plants kingdom
plantae
Flowering plants division
magnoliaphyta
Where are flowering plants found
costal areas, estuaries, salt marshes, and sand dynes as many plants can’t tolerate seawater
rhizomes
horizontal stem system that grows beneath sediment
what do salt marshes provide
habitats for many organisims and protection agaisnt costal erosion
mangroves
located by tropical and subtropical shores with thick leaves to prevent water loss, can tolerate salt