Ocean Chemistry and Atmosphere
What property of water is molecules having uneven distribution of charges?
Polarity
What is a Prokaryote?
A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
What is algae?
Plantlike protists. Can be unicellular or multicellular
lateral line
sensitive receptor system down the body that enables fish to detect gentle currents and vibrations in the water.
What is the insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals?
Blubber
water sticks to water. Property of water
Cohesion
What is phytoplankton?
Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic organisms that function as producers in aquatic ecosystems
What is seaweed?
a large, multicellular marine alga
Operculum
A protective flap that covers the gills of fishes
Antarctic
The area by the SOUTH pole, has penguins.
What are seashells are made of?
calcium carbonate
What is a diatom?
a unicellular alga that has a double shell that contains silica
What is pigment?
A colored chemical compound that absorbs light.
oviparous
Egg laying
Homeotherm
an animal with a constant body temperature.
What is the greenhouse effect?
warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere.
Zooxanthellae
A dinoflagellate that forms an endosymbiotic relationship with corals and performs photosynthesis.
Thallus/Frond
The body of the seaweed.
ovoviviparous
producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body
Order Cetacea (Cetaceans)
whales, dolphins, porpoises.
El Nino Southern Oscillation
A reversal of wind and water currents in the South Pacific causing lack of upwelling and other drastic weather changes
Chemosynthetic
having the ability to use the energy from chemical reactions to construct organic food molecules.
What is blue carbon?
Carbon capture & storage in coastal ecosystems.
All 4 scale types
- Gamoid
- Placoid
- Cycloid
- Ctenoid
Order Sirenia (Sirenians)
Manatee, Dugong.
The only herbivorous marine mammals