Phytoplankton

The Red Tide Kyle X. Singleton 10/11/2015 GEOS101 Jennifer Lundberg From being a small child in Chicago, to now being an adult, I have traveled to quite a few different places and now even live on a different coast. During these travels, I’ve seen a number of different waters in the places I’ve lived and even more with me being in the Navy. I honestly thought that Lake Michigan was pretty clean growing up with the exception of the seaweed and litter floating around. While at…

Biogeochemical cycling moves carbon throughout the planet into living things and back again. Biogeochemical cycling is a pathway where an elemental compound and its energy move through non-living things to living things, and stored as well. For example, phytoplankton soaks up energy by using photosynthesis (non-living things to living). Carbon can move through a short period of time…

Ocean acidification is negatively affecting our oceans and its marine inhabitants. Ocean acidification is a naturally occurring process where ocean water absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The chemical process of water molecules binding to carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid and frees hydrogen ions causing an increase in acidity. Marine animals can’t survive in water that is too acidic. Marine ecosystems are detrimentally affected by this chemical reaction. The long-term consequences…

also an extra container with no cockles in as a control. The cockles were left untouched in the container for 20 minutes to allow them to acclimatise to the temperature. After the 20 minutes 50mL of phytoplankton (previously prepared in falcon tubes) was deposited into each container. The Phytoplankton was mixed well into the sea water. Then 4mL of seawater was removed from each container and placed into cuvettes. Then the absorbance of the liquid in each of the cuvettes was measured using a…

Carbon is the backbone of life on Earth. All things are made of Carbon. It is a part of the ocean, air and even rocks. This carbon flows between each reservoir in an exchange called the Carbon Cycle. This cycle will be investigated to show an understanding of its functions and how human activity can severely impact this cycle. (insert hypothesis here). Human activity, with out proper regulation can lead to imbalance throughout the carbon cycle meaning the interference of a Global system much…

and abiotic factors. P3: In Antarctica, the abiotic factors of the biome are rocks, ice, and glaciers. These are abiotic due to the fact they are non-breathing/non-living beings that provide for the living in the biome. The biotic factors are Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Squid, Fish, Other Penguins, Seals, Birds (Seabirds), and Whales. These animals are biotic because they are living beings in the biome.…

Today in America we have many exotic species that are introduced into our environment. Some of these species have been introduced on purpose and others by mistake. Other species are introduced into our ecosystem to help control a pest and others are introduced because they make good game to hunt or fish. Species that are considered to be an invasive species are labeled that because they have potential to harm and can spread aggressively. Invasive species can come around in a multitude of…

Jellyfish There are numerous of different species that live in the oceans, from microbes to gigantic whales. Each category of animals has their unique abilities, for example some fishes swim using their fins, while other aquatic animals don’t swim but walk. Of all the variety of marine animals I would like to address jellyfish and their lifestyle since they are very intriguing animals. Jellyfish are a type of zooplankton part of the phylum cnidaria, greek word for “stinging nettle” and the…

fish, seals, and other marine mammals. They attack small and large prey like krill, and even other whales. With the tons of food they eat, they help stabilize the entire underwater ecosystem. The feces from whales help stimulate the krill and phytoplankton…

sponges expire feed other marine species, and in turn it is a food source for starfish. Sea snails consume algae and phytoplankton loosened by starfish on the ocean bottom, and are also a favored as food by starfish. Crab, lobster, starfish and jellyfish are all prey for larger predatory organisms, such as sharks, turtles, manatees, and ocotpus. Jellyfish eat free floating phytoplankton, and larger species will eat snail, crab, fish and other marine organisms. Summary and Conclusions…