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RYSCI Marine Biology

final exam review

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geographically, where are coral reefs located? Tropical regions 25 degrees N and 25 degrees S latitude.
Who traveled on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands? Charles Darwin
Microscopic algae living inside coral is an example of what type of symbiosis? Mutualism
What are the three types of symbiotic relationships? Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
What is Commensalism? When one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed or benefits from the relationship
What is Parasitism? When one organism is benefited at the others expense
What is the largest reef system in the world? Great Barrier Reef
If todays low tide is at 5am when will the next low tide occur? 3pm
What are the factors that drive deep ocean currents? Temperature and Salinity
When Oceanic crust is forced underneath continental crust, what type of boundary is this? Convergent boundary
Who created the the broad animal classification system known as the "Ladder of Life"? Aristotle
What are Hermatypic Coral? reef building coral
What is the coastal area called that is alternately exposed and submerged by tides? Intertidal zone
What are infaunal and epifaunal organisms? Infaunal means to live under the surface Epifaunal means to live above the surface
What is ebb and flow? Ebb is to recede Flow is when the tide comes in
What is a spring tide? When the sun and moon are aligned
What is a neap tide? When the Sun and Moon are at right angles
What are gyes? circular currents that are controlled by winds and the coriolis effect
What is the Coriolis Effect? The apparent deflection of winds towards Earths poles
When water is displaced by an upward thrust of the Earths crust what is usually the result? A Tsunami is created?
Coral reefs make up what percentage of the worlds oceans? And what percentage of animals live there? less than 1% and 25%
Who was the head scientist for the HMS Challenger that first studied plankton? Charles Wyville Thomson
What are streams of water that move in the same direction carrying heat and nutrients from one place to another? currents
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