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03/30/2005

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Term
Define algae
Definition
group of simple plants that have chlorophyll
Term
define chlorophyll
Definition
the pigment which absorbs the sun's energy
Term
what are autotrophs?
Definition
primary producers
Term
what are autotrophs capable of making?
Definition
organic matter
Term
Where are marine algae limited to live in?
Definition
photic zone
Term
what lives in the water column itself and are phytoplankton?
Definition
pelagic
Term
What percent of vegitation in the sea do phytoplankton account for?
Definition
95%
Term
what percent of food on earth is produced by phytoplankton?
Definition
75-78%
Term
What percent oxygen in the world is produced by phytoplankton?
Definition
80%
Term
What type of algae is atached to the substrate?
What is another name?
Definition
Benthic algae
seaweeds
Term
What are the three main groups of seaweed.regular
Definition
green algae, red algae, brown algae
Term
What are the three main groups of seaweed.scientific name
Definition
phylum chlorophyta, phylum phaeophyta, phylum rhodophyta
Term
List three crustaceans.
Definition
crabs, shrimp, lobster
Term
list animals included in the phylum arthopoda
Definition
crustaceans, insects, myropods, arachnids
Term
fill in the blank
Almost all marine arthropods belong to the class ________.
Definition
crustacea
Term
what class do horseshoe crabs belong to?
Definition
Merostomata
Term
What do all arthropods share?
Definition
jointed appendages
Term
At least three things that jointed appendages are specialized to do.
Definition
swimming, walking, handling food, gaining sensory immpressions of the enviroment
Term
What do all arthropods possess
Definition
exoskeliton of chitin
Term
true or false
Crustaceans have taken up a crawling habit
Definition
true
Term
true or false
all crustaceans cannot swim.
Definition
false
somw can swim
Term
True or false
The larval stages of crustaceans look very different from the adult
Definition
true
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