chapter 9 Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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animal plankton

A

zooplankton

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2
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things that are planktonic when they are larvae and then they change

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meroplankton

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3
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the vast majority of marine plants are what

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one cell green plants

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4
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what in german refers to animals and animal life

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zoo

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5
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what in greek means to drift; small enough that they go wherever the current goes

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planktos

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6
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generic bivalve molluscs have two valves similar to a

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clam or oyster

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7
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single celled protozoan zooplankton organisms that have spikes that probably help to keep them in shallow water where their food is; they are found more so in oceanic water than coastal water and seem to prefer warm waters

A

radiolarians

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8
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protozoans are food for who; these organisms preferred the unicellular prey even in the midst of a phytoplankton bloom

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copepods

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9
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the what on a ciliate surrounds the cell and beats in a wavelike pattern in order to propel itself and swim

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cilia

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10
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the numbers of bacteria in the ocean were underestimated greatly, by about 1000 times over; thee are 7 trophic levels between fish and phytoplankton showing that the oceanic food chain is inefficient

A

the microbial loop

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11
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what look similar to shrimp and lobster

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planktonic copepods

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12
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copepods eat what and then are eaten by fish

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phytoplankton

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13
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plankton are the same links in the oceanic food web as what on land; they are the first grazers that are then fed upon by carnivores

A

insects

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14
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adult planktona re about the size of a what

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sesame seed or flea

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15
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when using a planktonic net, what determines what scientists will pick up; if you use one too small, diatoms will clog it and make you miss out on catching most of the zooplankton

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mesh sizing

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16
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the average mesh sizing is what? is it usually a trade off between clogging the net and catching the zooplankton

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0.2mm

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17
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the general anatomy of an adult calanoid copepod is as follows: their antennae and legs work like what

A

oars on a kayak

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18
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what are the most abundant multicellular animals on the plant because 71 percent of the planet is ocean?

19
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where do copepods exit

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throughout the water column

20
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copepods feed on what

A

ciliates and other copepods

21
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copepods helps move what from the surface down into the depths of the ocean and helps to stop it from contributing to the greenhouse effect

22
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pod means what

23
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cope means what in latin

24
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the copepod development cycle has 3 stages:

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nauplius larva, copepodite, and adult

25
the nauplius larva section of their development has how many stages
6
26
the copepodite stage of their development has how many substages?
5
27
at each stage, the copepods are losing about what percent of their population; everything is eating them; the smaller and younger ones are eaten at a higher rate than the older ones thats why as you go up the stages, the less and less there are
10%
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the whole copepod developmental cycle lasts how long
12-14 days
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others will have a stage where they go down into the depths and what for about a year
hibernate
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the most common feature of a stage 5 copepodite is what
their well developed eyes
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stage 5 copepodites are about what in length and are exclusively what
3mm and planktonic
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krill; abundant in the arctic; stay on the underside of the ice; have exposed gills
euphausiids
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this whale is highly endangered and highly protected with about 300 of them left; their pregnancies last about 3 years and bc of this they develop too slow to sustain their population; they feed off of copepods; warmer waters have pushed the copepods north and these whales have followed them making them get hit by ships a lot more often
right whales
34
references portugese ships that had 2 decks to seem taller and allow visibility from a distance, they have this sail on their back that gets blown around by the wind and the current; they have tentacles hanging down from them that attacks whatever touches them; this makes them a hard target as food because their toxins are potent; it also helps them feed on small fish by catching them and stinging them
man o' war
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these creatures are carnivorous and feed on zooplankton
jellyfish
36
not toxic, look white, eat copepods
the mooon jelly
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not toxic, look white, eat copepods
the moon jelly
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size of your fist, shaped like a walnut, white colored, bioluminescent and shine blue at night, estrian waters, things like new bedford storm barrier that blocks circulation and these get stuck in the harbor
clenophones
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arrow worms that have serrated teeth so their prey cant get loose
chaetognaths
40
same category as humans because they have a notochord that turns into a backbone in us
tunicates
41
found in surface waters and art quite small, feed on bacteria; gelatinous housing that if you have a big swarm of them can eat all of the phytoplankton
oikopleura
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anything that has a backbone or is made out of cartilage starts out as what
a notochord
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these eat everything; gelatinous zooplankton; fish, seabirds, and sea turtles eat them
salps