A brackish environment where the rivers meet the sea.
What is an Estuary
100
This class of animals have a radula and a muscular foot
What is a Mollusca?
100
The jawless fish known as the "vampire" of the sea sucking the blood of many osteichthes species in Lake Champlain.
What is a Lamprey?
100
the name of the internal skeleton for support that all mammals have, as opposed to an exoskeleton.
What is an endoskeleton?
200
The dropping of this abiotic factor is partially responsible for coral bleaching.
What is pH?
200
The top 200 meters of the ocean where the sunlight penetrates.
What is the Eutrophic zone
200
This group is is known for segmented bodies, segmented legs, and have "teeth" in their stomach to aid their digestion.
What is an Arthropod? (lobster)
200
This class of vertebrates are known for multiple rows of teeth, a backbone of cartiliage, and a veracious predator.
What is Chondrichthes?
200
the name of a circulatory system that contains all blood in blood vessels pumped by a 4 chambered heart.
What is a closed circulatory system?
300
The influx of nutrients into a region stimulates exponential growth of phytoplankton eventually causing hypoxic conditions and turns the body of water red
What is a red tide?
300
This zone can be at any depth and represents where the "bottom dwellers" live.
What is the benthic zone
300
This group of animals are named for their "spiny skin" and radial symmetry.
What is an Echinoderm?
300
This group of reptiles have survived multiple mass extinctions but are currently struggling to survive because of human impacts.
What is a Sea Turtle?
300
The advanced sensory system of the dolphin that the navy attempts to copy as they engineer new underwater technologies.
What is a sonar sensory system?
400
This vocabulary term describes animals that can osmoregulate between both salt and fresh water habitats.
What is anadromous?
400
this habitat represents the "open ocean" and is typically void of nutrients and shelter for sea life.
What is the pelagic zone
400
This animal is being "milked" for unique antibacterial properties in it's "blue blood".
What is a Horseshoe crab?
400
The "Monk" seal and all of his relatives are in this class. (Latin name).
What is a Pinniped?
400
One of the largest national marine reserves dedicated to protecting the rare populations of sea birds, mangrove systems, and the manatee.
What are the Florida Everglades?
500
the process that Archaebacteria species conduct converting volcanic gases to produce carbohydrates without any light (sun).
What is chemosynthesis?
500
this zone is considered to be the deepest part of the ocean where new organisms and black smokers are being discovered every time the Alvin II dives.
What is the Marianna trench?
500
the name of the process when the sea cucumber expells its digestive system as a defense, to confuse any predator.
What is eviseration?
500
This group of animals have lungs (not gills), a vestigial pelvic bone, and are viviparous like humans.
What is a whale?
500
The organization focused on research and protection of marine mammals.