test 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Three groups of marine fish and there representative

A
  1. Agnatha- jawless fish ( lampreys and hagfishes)
  2. Chondrichthyes
    - >holocephali (ratfish)
    - >Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
  3. Osteichyes- bony fish.
    - > Dipnoi (Lungfish)
    - > Crossoptergii
    - > Actinopterygii ( ray fineed fish)
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2
Q
  • jawless fish

- long body

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Agnatha

- hagfish and lamprey

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3
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protection with mucas clouds, can clean themselves by tying them in a knot
** only vert with no osmotic system

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Hagfish (slime eel)

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4
Q

Mobile eyes
freshwater reproduction site
* oral disk allows them to attach to host

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lamprey

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5
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cartilaginous fish with movable jaws and placoid scales, well developed teeth

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Chondrichthyes

  1. sharks
  2. rays
  3. ratfishes
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6
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fleshy tail, riple lateral fines and oviparity

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skates

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7
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spiny tail, flap lateral fins and viviparity

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rays

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8
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fused upper jaw, scaless

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ratfish

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9
Q

bony skeleton, ctenoid scales and swim bladder

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Osteichthyes

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10
Q

feet like features that resemble early amphibian

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coelacanths

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11
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appeared before the time of the dinosaurs,and can move rapidly

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Neoperygii

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12
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primarily catilaginous, jaw line smilar to sharks

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chondrodtei

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13
Q

ctene like sheets used by gars or sturgens

A

gonoid

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14
Q

flat scales used by bony fish

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cycloid

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15
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comb/ mountain like scales used by perch

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ctenoid

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16
Q

spikes like sandpaper- sharks

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placoid

17
Q

have anterior flipper used for swimming
posterior flipper can move forward
ear flap
long neck

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sea lion

18
Q

anterior flipper-not backwarf
posterior flipper can not moves- used for swimming
no ear flap
short neck

A

seal

19
Q

karatin like tooth

used by toothless whales

A

baleen

20
Q

large jellyfish

A

megaplankton

21
Q

krill

A

macroplankton

22
Q

zooplankton, larvae

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mesoplankton

23
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most phytoplankton

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microplankton

24
Q

cyanophytes, cilliates

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nanoplanton

25
Q

bacteria

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picoplankton

26
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viruses

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femtoplankton

27
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diatoms, dino, cyano

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phytoplankton (microplankton)

28
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protozoans, crustaceans, non crustaceans, meroplankton

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zooplanton (mesoplantion)

COPEPODS ARE A MAJOR ZOOPLANKTON

29
Q

larval stages of some animals

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meroplankton

30
Q

spend the entire life in water column as plankton

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holplankton

31
Q

spend a part of the life cycle as plankton

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meroplankton

32
Q

Types of estuaries

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  1. costal plain
  2. tectonic
    3 fojord
  3. bar built
33
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basic principles of estuaries

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  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. salt wedge
  4. well mixed
  5. partially mixed
34
Q

what are the importance of coral reefs?

A

largest animal made ecosystem and have the second highest diversity on earth

35
Q

why are coral reefs so complex?

A

a. (1) Physical complexity- 3D structure provides habitats
b. (2) Environmental setting-Tropical, stable, high light
c. (3) Biological interactions -Intimate, mutually-beneficial associations among species (symbioses)

36
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list the reef builders

A
  • calcareous algae
  • mollusks
  • tube worms
  • stony corals
  • sponges
37
Q

why is coral reef limited to shallow tropics?

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  1. temperature
  2. light
  3. air exposure
  4. salinity
  5. sedimentation
  6. water motion
38
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four types of reefs

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  1. patch
  2. fringing
  3. barrier
  4. atoll