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31 Cards in this Set
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Haloplankton
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Spends entire life as plankton.
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Meroplankton
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Spends portion of life as plankton. ex. fish eggs.
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Cyanobacteria
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Blue-green algae. Nitrogen fixation, filamentous, polluted and oxygen poor areas, mud flats, epiphytes (attach to plants)
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Diatoms
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Have frustule made of silica.
Two frustules: 1. Epitheca 2. Hypotheca (hypotheca fits inside epitheca) |
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Zooplankton
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made of copepods, important group of primary consumers.
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Ostium
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water goes in
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Osculum
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water exits at top
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Spongocoele
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body cavity
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Spicules
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supportive structure in sponge
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Choanocyte
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draws water into cells, sets up current
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Chalk Sponges
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made of Ca. Carbonate
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Glass Sponges
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made of silica
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Organic Sponges
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made of compound spongen
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Hydrozoa
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(Class of Cnidaria) Ex. Port. Man of War..spends same amount of time in polyp as it does medusa.
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Scyphozoan
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(Class of Cnidaria) Ex. Jellyfish..spends life in medusa, no polyp.
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Haloplankton
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Spends entire life as plankton.
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Meroplankton
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Spends portion of life as plankton. ex. fish eggs.
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Cyanobacteria
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Blue-green algae. Nitrogen fixation, filamentous, polluted and oxygen poor areas, mud flats, epiphytes (attach to plants)
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Diatoms
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Have frustule made of silica.
Two frustules: 1. Epitheca 2. Hypotheca (hypotheca fits inside epitheca) |
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Zooplankton
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made of copepods, important group of primary consumers.
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Ostium
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water goes in
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Osculum
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water exits at top
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Spongocoele
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body cavity
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Spicules
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supportive structure in sponge
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Choanocyte
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draws water into cells, sets up current
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Chalk Sponges
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made of Ca. Carbonate
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Glass Sponges
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made of silica
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Organic Sponges
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made of compound spongen
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Hydrozoa
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(Class of Cnidaria) Ex. Port. Man of War..spends same amount of time in polyp as it does medusa.
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Scyphozoan
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(Class of Cnidaria) Ex. Jellyfish..spends life in medusa, no polyp.
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Anothozoa
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(Class of Cnidaria) Ex. Comb Jelly. More advanced than a jelly fish
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