Marine Science
Biology Review
Marine Microorganisms
MacroAlgae
Marine Plants
100
Source of food, minerals, 2/3 of the world's oxygen, medicines, transportation of goods/people, understanding of weather patterns, preparedness for natural disasters, major player in nutrient cycling, economic value (jobs, recreation, etc.).
What are three reasons to study the oceans?
100
Ectothermic
What is a word used to describe organisms whose body temperature fluctuates with that of the surrounding environment?
100
Decay bacteria
What are bacteria that help to decompose waste products and dead organic matter in the oceans?
100
Dichotomous Key
What is a tool scientists use to identify unknown species?
100
Flowers for reproduction.
What is the one feature that angiosperms share?
200
Journey of the R/V Challenger.
What was the first scientific research cruise across the oceans?
200
Broadcast spawning.
What is a reproductive strategy that involves the release of thousands of gametes into the water column and involves no parental care?
200
Cyanobacteria.
Also known as "blue-green algae," what are the photosynthetic bacteria responsible for early photosynthesis on Earth?
200
Holdfast.
What is the part of macroalgae structure that secures a single alga to the substrate?
200
Eelgrass (Zostera marina).
What is the type of seagrass found in Rhode Island?
300
Refractometer, hydrometer, or CTD.
What are two tools that can be used to measure salinity?
300
Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio
What factor limits the size of organisms in the oceans?
300
Diatoms.
What are the unicellular algae that use carotenoid pigments to capture light energy?
300
Chlorophyta. Chlorophyll a.
What is the phyla name and pigment of green seaweeds?
300
Mangroves.
What is a type of tree that prevents erosion due to waves and storms in tropical and subtropical regions?
400
SOund NAvitation and Ranging.
What does SONAR stand for?
400
Osmoregulators.
What is the term used to describe organisms that maintain specific salt and water concentrations in their cells?
400
Dinoflagellates
What are the unicellular algae that cause red tides and are also bioluminescent?
400
Heterokontophyta an fucoxanthin.
What is the phyla name and pigment of brown seaweeds?
400
Low Marsh. High Marsh. Uplands.
What are the three zones of a salt marsh?
500
Bongo Net
What is the name of a net used to capture microorganisms (plankton)?
500
Silica (SiO2)
What is the material that diatoms and radiolarians use to make their tests and Porifera use to make spicules?
500
Foraminiferans.
What are unicellular zooplankton whose shell (test) is comprised of calcium carbonate?
500
Phycocolloids.
What is the term used to describe gelatinous chemicals used in food, cosmetic, and textile processing as thickeners, smoothers, etc.
500
Low Marsh (Spartina alterniflora or Saltmarsh Cordgrass). High Marsh (Spartina patens or Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Saltwort, Sea Lavender, etc.). Uplands (Phragmites or Common Reed, High Tide Bush, etc.)
What are three local species that are found in each of the zones of the salt marsh?
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