Memorization for Ch 7 & 8 Flashcards

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phytoplankton

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plant wanderers, single celled, use photosynthesis

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zooplanton

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heterotrophic plankton can be big and multicellular or small and single-celled

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holoplankton

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planktonic for their entire lifespan, many are microbial, and all photosynthetic plankton are holoplankton

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meroplankton

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organisms that are planktonic for a small portion of their life cycle

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5
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diatoms phylum

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bacillariophyta

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diatoms food source

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photosynthesis

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7
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diatoms are open ocean producers in what waters

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cold polar regions

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blooms

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pereiods of rapid reproduction in algae (diatoms get smaller during blooms)

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9
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dinoflagellates phylum

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dinoflagellela

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dinoflagellate food source

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photosynthesis and food particles

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dinoflagellates found in what temp

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warm

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12
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zooxanthellae

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round brown dinoflagellate that help coral reefs through fixing co2, releasing organic matter used by coral, and help in formation of the coral skeleton

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13
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protozoans

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animal like protists not algae

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14
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what protozoan uses cilia for locomotion and feeding

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ciliates

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15
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what protozoan has a shell called a test

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formaniferans

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16
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what protozoan has a skeleton made of silica

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radiolarian

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17
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psuedopodia

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extensions of the cytoplasm to crawl or trap organisms like diatoms

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18
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Seaweed Kingdon

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Seaweed formal name

20
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thallus

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entire structure of seaweed

21
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blades

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leaf like with increased surface area for photosynthesis

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stipe

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supports the blades

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pnematocysts

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floatation brings leaves closer to surface for photosynthesis

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holdfast

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secures thallus to substrate does not absorb nutrients

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Green Algae Phylum
clorophyla
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green algae pigment
chlorophyll A
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Brown algae phylum
phaeophyta
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Brown algae pigment
chlorophyll A, fucoxanthin (yellow)
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Where is brown alage found
temeperate submerged waters
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where is green alage most commonly found
freshwater
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most common type of brown algae
kelp
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Why is kelp found on eastern sides
western intensification
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red algae phylum
rhodophyta
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red algae pigment
chlorophyll a, phycorain, phycoerythin
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where is red algae found
shallow water
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which algae contains the largest number of species
red
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what does coralline algae deposit
calcium carbonate
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Flowering plants kingdom
plantae
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Flowering plants division
magnoliaphyta
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Where are flowering plants found
costal areas, estuaries, salt marshes, and sand dynes as many plants can't tolerate seawater
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rhizomes
horizontal stem system that grows beneath sediment
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what do salt marshes provide
habitats for many organisims and protection agaisnt costal erosion
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mangroves
located by tropical and subtropical shores with thick leaves to prevent water loss, can tolerate salt