Midterm 1-3 Flashcards
Ph
6.5-7.5
baking soda raise
Aquarium ph down lower
Ammonium NH4
0
Water change lower
Nitrate NO3
50-100
Water change
Nitrite NO2
0
Chloride lowers
Annelids
Earthworm leech
Hydrostatic body setae
Detritavores and live in many environments and are parasites which impact ecosystems
Molluscs
Oyster snail octopus cuttlefish squid
Mantle radula
Eaten and sold by humans clean out algae and plankton through feeding on them
Crustaceans
Barnacle lobster krill
Exoskeleton made of chitin segmented body
Feed on other organisms and fed on by other organisms
Cnidaria
Sea anemone coral jellyfish
Nemocytes medusa vs polyp present
Tourist attraction (coral) decompose within benthic layer when dead
Echinoderms
Sea cucumber sea urchin starfish sand dollar
Water filter no excretory organs
Will feed on other organisms and are filter feeders
Porifera
Sponge
Choanocytes no organs
Filter feeders and house other organisms
Mutualism
Both organisms benefit from relationship
Sea anemone and clownfish
Commensalism
One organism benefits the other does not benefit or get harmed
Fish taking shelter in sponge
Parasitism
One benefits while harming the other
Worms live inside organism/fish and eat their intake and feed on them