The Ocean Floor
This ocean basin is not considered a "true" ocean basin due to there being no northern boundary.
What is the Southern Ocean?
Areas that have this type of tidal pattern have 2 high tides and 2 low tides every day, just like Myrtle Beach.
What is semidiurnal?
Starfish, sea anemones, and sea urchins, oh my! These animals all share this type of symmetry.
What is radial symmetry?
This person is considered the first marine biologist due to his discovery that fish use gills to breathe.
Who is Aristotle?
Sea snakes possess a powerful venom. This is one of the reasons we know they are related to this group of land snakes.
What are cobras?
What is Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?
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This location has the highest tidal range of anywhere on the Earth.
What is the Bay of Fundy?
This is the only class of mollusk that has either a reduced shell, or no shell at all.
What is cephalopoda?
This structure in bony fish helps with buoyancy.
What is a swim bladder?
This is the term for when a whale lifts its tail above the surface of the water before diving.
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This type of geological feature is a thin point in the Earth's crust where magma can erupt sometimes creating new islands. It doesn't even need to be near a plate boundary!
What is a hot spot?
These two elements are the two most common salt ions in the ocean.
What is Na and Cl (Sodium and Chloride)?
Arthropods use these modified legs found near the mouth to aid in feeding.
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Hagfish and lampreys are the most famous members of this most primitive order of fish.
What are Agnathans?
Researchers use this marine animals to make new antibiotics and pain relievers, just some of its many commercial uses.
What are sponges?
This type of plate boundary neither creates nor destroys crust.
What is a transform boundary?
Pressure increases by 1 atm every time you descend this depth in the ocean.
What is 10m?
This scientific class of cnidarians contains organisms that are always in the polyp state like anemones and corals.
What is Anthozoa?
Sharks lack this organ found in bony fish. Just keep swimming!
What is a swim bladder?
This structure is used by some mollusks like snails for eating and grinding food.
What is a radula?
This type of crust is made of basalt, is dense, and is considerably younger than other types of crust.
What is oceanic crust?
In this zone of the ocean, you can see a rapid decrease in temperature with depth.
What is the thermocline zone?
These are the tiny stinging capsules found in the tentacles of jellyfish.
What is a nematocyst?
This is the name of the scientific order of bony fish.
What is Osteichtheyes?
These are the specialized cells in jellyfish that contain the nematocyst.
What are cnidoblasts?