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| Picoplankton that fix their own nitrogen |
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| Swim bladders and storing oil in the body create... |
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| The process that carries colder, nutrient-rich water upward to a more shallow depth |
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| Physical features create... |
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| organic material dissolved into water |
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| planktonic organisms living at the sea surface |
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| daily movement of small marine animals between the photic zone and lower depths |
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| where primary production is highest |
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| Large amount of ___ in swimmers helps for short bursts of speed, more oxygen, darker color, more heat |
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| species of zooplankton that spend only part of their lives as members of the plankton community |
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| 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 |
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| where there is a low primary production |
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| coloring where a fish is dark on top and light on the bottom |
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| ENSO is always devasting- F |
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| Areas that experience regular seasonal storms may have lighter seasons during ENSO- T |
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| Areas that experience regular seasonal storms may have lighter seasons during ENSO |
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| Holloplankton spend entire lives in planktonic form- T |
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| Holloplankton spend entire lives in planktonic form |
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| Baleen whales, whale sharks, and basking sharks- large planktivorous nektonic organism- T |
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| Baleen whales, whale sharks, and basking sharks- large planktivorous nektonic organism |
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| Larvaceans live in cloud of mucus, captures food- T |
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| Larvaceans live in cloud of mucus, captures food |
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| Oceanic- lies over cont. Shelf- F |
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| Oceanic- lies over cont. Shelf |
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| Copepods- most abundant members of epipelagic zooplankton- T |
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| Copepods- most abundant members of epipelagic zooplankton |
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| No marine organisms small enough to feed on DOM- F |
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| No marine organisms small enough to feed on DOM |
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| Photosynthesis solely dependent on sunlight- F |
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| Photosynthesis solely dependent on sunlight |
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| Epipelagic foodweb so complicated, not fully understood- T |
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| Epipelagic foodweb so complicated, not fully understood |
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