Ocean Circulation, Waves, and Tides
the movement of seawater across the surface, through the water column, and into the deep ocean is known as what?
ocean circulation
What is the most broad group according to taxonomic rules
domain
These organisms makes food molecules from nonfood energy sources.
producers
______ is like a small “energy payment” cells can spend.
ATP
Which step of cellular respiration produces the most ATP
the electron transport chain
a large circular current system that moves surface water around an ocean basin is known as what?
gyres
a scientific name includes which two taxonomic categories
genus + species
In which step of photosynthesis is water is split into H+ and oxygen
the light reaction
What is the second step of cellular respiration AND where does it take place?
krebs cycle/citric acid cycle, mitochondria
Photosynthesis depends on which zone of the ocean?
the euphotic zone
the movement of energy through water is known as what?
a wave
These animal-like plankton, can be tiny grazers or larvae, are known as what?
zooplankton
Multicellular algae that photosynthesize but are not true plants are called what?
macroalgae
This type of respiration does not use oxygen and produces less ATP
anaerobic respiration
Tiny producers, mostly single-celled algae and cyanobacteria are known as what?
phytoplankton
This tidal pattern involves two high tides and two low tides each day that are about equal in height.
Semidiurnal tides
What are the products of chemosynthesis?
glucose, sulfur, and water
Tiny particles, fecal pellets, dead plankton, and organic debris sink through the water is known as what?
marine snow
A species whose impact on the ecosystem is unusually strong compared with its abundance is known as what?
a keystone species
This type of tide has a big tidal range, occurs when the sun, moon, and earth line up during a new moon and full moon
spring tides
When predators influence the abundance or behavior of organisms below them in the food web, this is known as what process?
top down control
Name two types of producers involved in chemosynthesis
bacteria and archaea
List the key nutrients found in marine ecosystems.
carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, iron and trace nutrients.
These organisms are plankton for only part of life, often larval stages
meroplankton