Inventions
What invention uses polar magnets to find direction?
Compass
________ Dissolves materials in Sea water
Solutes
__________ includes the nonliving factors in the environment
Abiotic
What type of algae is the largest?
Brown Algae
Georgia
Atlanta
What system in the water is used to keep boats going the correct way in the water?
Buoy System
Salinity is measured in parts per ________
Thousand
Which scientist originally explained the process of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What type of algae has the greatest number of species?
Red Algae
Texas
Austin
What thing is attached to a boat and dragged along the ocean floor to catch fish?
Trawls
__________(2 words) The decreasing pH of the ocean
Ocean Acidification
Consumers are ___________ that can consume both primary producers or consumers.
Heterotrophs
What kingdom do Algae belong too?
Protista
New York
Albany
Magnetometer
__________ Water molecules sticking to substances other then water
Adhesion
Dead organic matter in solid form is referred to as?
Detritus
________ are the most productive phytoplankton
Diatom
Arkansas
Little Rock
an instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation.
Sextant
The 3 most abundant gases dissolved in seawater are?
Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and Oxygen
When one species benefits and the other is harmed.
Parasitism
There are about ___________ marine species?
6,000
Connecticut
Hartford