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Mbio Module 13exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The flow of energy in the epipelagic beginning with the phytoplankton, dissolved organic matter, and the smallest zooplankton, making energy available to the major food web is termed what? | Microbial loop |
| Organisms can stay afloat in the epipelagic by what? | Oils or gas |
| Coccolithophores cover themselves in what to reflect intense light? | Calcareous plates |
| Nektonic need to be what so they can swim? | Streamlined |
| Because factors that affect light availability and _______, epipelagic does not have the same primary productivity throughout the world. | nutrients |
| Overturn happens at polar latitudes during what season? | winter |
| The epipelagic zone extends how far? | 200 m |