OCEANOGRAPHY
REVIEW SHEET
Topics in black are
required to pass the test
Being able to answer the
questions in red will indicate a higher understanding of these concepts!!
Unit II: Ocean Life Adrift
Classification system
Did King Phillip Come Over For Good
Soup?
Which is more
specific/general
Which group
contains organisms that are most similar/different? Why
did scientists add Domain?
What are the
main characteristics of each Kingdom go to the
handy chart here
Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Macrophyta (unofficial), Monera (old)
Basic
characteristics = pro/eukaryote, auto/heterotrophic, multi/unicellular
Marine Prokaryotes
Bacteria - Domains eubacteria and
archae
what is an "extremophile"? where are
they found?
Why are bacteria so important
--> primary production (O2 production/sugar from CO2)
and nutrient cycling
Cyanobacteria=blue-green algae
The Plankton
Phytoplankton vs. zooplankton
Unicellular Algae - phytoplankton
Diatoms, dinoflagellates,
coccolithophores
What is red tide
how does it get into people?
What are some environmental factors that allow red tide to develop?
Protists - zooplankton
Foraminiferans, Radiolarians,
Ciliates
Get to student
PowerPoints here
Animalia - zooplankton
crustaceans - copepods, larval
lobsters and crabs, etc.
Why aren't
motile zooplankton considered nektonic?
For the info on the plankton, consult your notes as well as the chart we started
in class
Get a completed chart here
This one may help also
Fungi - not many in the ocean Why not?
Seaweeds and Plants
Macroalgae - why are these not
plants? Why aren't they protists?
Green, Brown
and red
basic structure of a brown algae
what's so cool about Kelp?
what is carageenan? why shouldn't we be grossed out by eating algal derivitives?
what is alginate? what is the latex/algae connection?
Flowering Plants
Sea grasses - some of the only true
marine plants
emergent plants - what are they,
where are they found