waves, currents, and tides
ocean invertebrates and vertebrates
trophic structure
coral reef
marine photosynthesizers
100
What do you call the distance between crests on a wave?
what is wavelength ?
100
invertebrates rely on...
Backbone for support such as hydro static pressure exoskeleton .
100
list the trophic levels
level 1: primary producers level 2: primary consumers level 3: secondary consumers level 4: tertiary consumers level 5: apex predators
100
name one thing that coral reefs provide.
provide shelter for wide variety of marine life
100
Autotrophic describes organisms that captures energy from sunlight combining what ?
combining it with CO2 and nutrients to photosynthesize all Phytoplanktons
200
A large movement of water in what direction is...?
what is a current?
200
what do vertebrates rely on ?
Nothing, these animals are mostly classified as worms. They don't need backbones.
200
out of a rabbit, fox, golden eagle, and fungi, who are the primary producers?
What is fungi
200
coral reefs are built by millions of coral ___?
What is polyps?
200
what are the two forms of diatoms and where are they formed?
Elongated forms (pennate)- shallow areas Round/wheel shaped form (centric)
300
Many large currents are driven by..?
what is the differences in temperature and salinity.
300
What kingdom are vertebrates classified of ?
What is Kingdom Animalia.
300
what is missing? TERTIARY CONSUMERS-SECONDARY CONSUMERS-PRIMARY PRODUCERS
What is PRIMARY CONSUMERS
300
what are polyps?
small colonial animals resembling overturned jellyfish
300
Describe the round shaped diatom physiology
Two-part frustule made of silica that looks like a jewel that contains a lot of pores
400
waves in the ocean are more properly called what ? What are they generated by ?
what are wind waves? generated by wind
400
what are sponges classified under?
What is Phylum Porifera.
400
if plants convert 1% of sunlight they receive in chemical energy how much does a tertiary consumer convert?
about 0.001%
400
what kingdom do corals fall under ?
phylum Cnidaria and the class Anthozoa
400
Why are there pores on the frustule
To reduce the weight of the floating diatom and allow diffusion in and out of the cell
500
Where is the SOUTH equatorial current located?
Along the south equator.
500
Name the most common marine invertebrates.
What is sponges, cnidarians, marine worms, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, hemichordates.
500
trophic levels very on what?
different areas and different ecosystems
500
what is it that punches water into small holes into sponges and expel waste through larger holes (oscula)
What is What is flagella.
500
define Red algae
Highly branched with intricate growth patterns to increase the light absorbing surface area
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