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PELAGIC (planktons) Flashcards

1
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cannot swim against the ocean current, they float in the water

A

plankton

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2
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two types of plankton

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• phytoplankton
• zooplankton

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3
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two types of plankton

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• phytoplankton
• zooplankton

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4
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microalgae (plant-like), uses sunlight for photosynthesis

creates oxygen, must stay on photic zones

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phytoplankton

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5
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types of phytoplankton (5)

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• diatoms
• dinoflagellates
• cyanobacteria
• coccolithophores
• desmidiales

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6
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types of phytoplankton (5)

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• diatoms
• dinoflagellates
• cyanobacteria
• coccolithophores
• desmidiales

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7
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single celled, glass shell, responsible for carbon fixation and marine productivity

TRANSPARENT CELL WALL

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diatoms

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8
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responsible for motility of cell or bacteria

causes red tide due to overpopulation, releases red plastids

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dinoflagellates

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9
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blue-green algae, can be found in all types of water, responsible for OXYGENATION

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cyanobacteria

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10
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unicellular, produce small calcium carbonate scales

responsible for marine carbon cycle

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coccolithophores

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11
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freshwater photosynthesisers, food source for invertebrates

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desmidiales

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12
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small aquatic microorganisms in the water column, heterotrophic planktons (consumers)

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zooplankton

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13
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small aquatic microorganisms in the water column, heterotrophic planktons (consumers)

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zooplankton

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14
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1 mm, cows of the sea

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copepods

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15
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1 mm, cows of the sea

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copepods

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16
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member of the crustacean order, same class of animal as crabs, lobsters, crayfish

grow 6cm, lives for 5 years

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krill

17
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free-swimming marine animals with umbrella shaped bells

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jellyfish

18
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free-swimming marine animals with umbrella shaped bells

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jellyfish

19
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small protozoan species, provide ammonia and carbon dioxide

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radiolarians

20
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small protozoan species, provide ammonia and carbon dioxide

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radiolarians

21
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type of amoeboid protest, exhibit an external shell and ectoplasm

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foraminiferans

22
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type of amoeboid protest, exhibit an external shell and ectoplasm

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foraminiferans

23
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can swim and move independently of currents, heterotrophic and large size

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nektons

24
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can swim and move independently of currents, heterotrophic and large size

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nektons

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