Bacteria
Round-shape bacteria.
What are cocci (coccus)?
These type of plankton make their own food.
What are phytoplankton?
The bottom of the ocean.
What is the benthic zone?
Where the water meets the sea.
What is an estuary?
These organisms are single, prokaryotic cells. There are actually 2 kingdoms in this category.
What are bacteria?
Rod-shaped bacteria.
What are bacilli (bacillus)?
This type of zooplankton are plankton their entire lives.
What are holoplankton?
Area between high and low tide.
What is the intertidal zone?
The main adaptation here is to hold tightly onto the rocks.
What is rocky coast?
These organisms are decomposers, such as mushroom and mold.
What are Fungi?
Spiral-shaped bacteria.
What are spirilli (spirilla)?
This type of zooplankton are bigger organisms that start out as plankton during their larval stage.
What are meroplankton?
Area above the continental shelf.
What is the neritic zone?
This habitat is where sea turtles lay their eggs to prevent the turtle embryos from drowning.
What is the sandy beach?
These organisms are multicellular organisms that only eat other things.
What are animals?
Bacteria are responsible for returning this important substance back into the ocean water for other organisms to use.
What are nutrients?
Type of bacteria that is photosynthetic and considered a type of plankton.
What is cyanobacteria?
What is oceanic zone?
Found in tropical water, this coastal habitat is important for supporting a wide variety of species.
What is coral reef?
These organisms can be plant-like, or single-celled animal like. They make up a lot of the plankton.
What are protists?
Where are bacteria found?
What is "everywhere"?
A type of protist that uses silica around their cells.
What are diatoms?
What is pelagic zone?
All habitats can be affected by a build-up of algae which is known as this.
What is a bloom?
These organisms are eukaryotic, multi-celled and make their own food.
What are plants?