Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SIO132 Midterm
Marine Bio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diatoms | single celled eukarya; nonmotile; 20-40% primary productivity |
| Dinoflagellates | single celled eukarya; motile; symbiotic; some autotrophs some heterotrophs |
| Chlorophyta | green algae |
| Rhodophyta | red algae |
| Phaeophyta | brown algae |
| angiosperms | sea grass; mangroves |
| Fungi | decompose; |
| Porifera | Animalia; sponges; no body symmetry; no tissues; flagellated cells |
| Ctenophora | Animalia; comb jellies |
| Cnidaria | Animalia; polyp body plan; tentacles; nematocysts; Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa; Anthozoa |
| Anthozoa | Animalia; Cnidaria; coral and sea anemones; (Hexacorallia--> Scleractinia: hard corals) |
| Scyphozoa | Animalia; Cnidaria; jellyfish |
| Hydrozoa | Animalia; Cnidaria; Siphonophores |
| Nematoda | Animalia; round worms |
| Annelida | Animalia; segmented worms; Polychaeta, |
| Polychaeta | Animalia; Annelida; setae (Vestimentifera, Osedax) |
| Vestimentifera | Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Vent worms |
| Osedax | Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; bone eating worms |
| Mollusca | Animalia; head/foot; mantle; gill (Cephalopoda, Bivalvia, Gastropoda) |
| Cephalopoda | Animalia; Mollusca; squids/octopus; chitinous beak |
| Bivalves | Animalia; Mollusca; clams/mussels |
| Gastropoda | Animalia; Mollusca; snails/nudibranchs; mouth: radula |
| Arthropoda | Animalia; external cuticle of chitin (Chelicerata, Crustacea--> Copepoda, Cirripedia, Euphasia, Decapoda) |
| Chelicerata | Animalia; Arthropoda; horseshoe crabs, sea spiders |
| Copepoda | Animalia; Arthropoda; Crustacea; microplankton |
| Cirripedia | Animalia; Arthropoda; Crustacea; barnacles |
| Euphausacea | Animalia; Arthropoda; Crustacea; krill |
| Decapoda | Animalia; Arthropoda; Crustacea; crabs/shrimp |
| Echinodermata | Animalia; (Asteroidea; Echinoidea; Ophiuroidea; Holothuroidea) |
| Asteroidea | Animalia; Echinoderm; Sea Star |
| Echinoidea | Animalia; Echinoderm; Sea urchins |
| Holothuroidea | Animalia; Echinoderm; sea cucumbers |
| Ophiuroidea | Animalia; Echinoderm; brittle stars |
| Vertebrata | Animalia; (Chondrichthys, Actinopterygii, Tetrapoda) |
| Chondrichthys | Animalia; Vertebrata; cartilaginous fish; sharks/rays |
| Actinopterygii | Animalia; Vertebrata; ray-finned fish; true bone |
| Tetrapoda | Animalia; Vertebrata |
| Synechococcus/ Prochlorococcus | Cyanobacteria; picoplankton |
| Intertidal Zones | Soft substrates; mangroves; salt marshes; rocky shores |
| Subtidal Zones | Coral Reefs; Sea grass beds & Estuaries; Rocky Reefs; Deeper substrates--continental shelf |
| Spring tide | tide range at max; sun and moon aligned (every two weeks) |
| Neap tide | tide range at min; sun and moon at 90 degree angle |
| Wave action and Zonation | wave action negligible in deep water |
| Salt Marshes | cord grasses; temperate/warm water; protected; many microhabitats; detritus based food web |
| Mangroves | Angiosperms; prop roots, anchoring roots; pneumatophores (oxygen from air); detritus based food web; |
| Estuaries | semi-inclosed from ocean; salt/fresh water; sea grass; detritus based |
| Diel Vertical Migration | move to epipelagic at night and mesopelagic during day |
| Marine Snow | falling detritus |
| Oxygen minimum zone | beyond continental shelf, 600-1200m |
| Coral Reef | food web based on light, low nutrients |
| Archipelago | string/cluster of islands |
Created by:
megzav
Popular Biology sets