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- 1. Open EndedWhy do certain areas have high production in comparison to other areas on a map of global primary production?
- 2. Open EndedPhotosynthesis
- 3. Open EndedChemosynthesis
- 4. Open EndedWhat does it mean to be planktonic?
- 5. Open EndedHow do we categorize major groups of plankton?
- 6. Open EndedWhat is the microbial loop?
- 7. Open EndedWhat are femtoplankton?
- 8. Open EndedHow can parts of the ocean be nitrogen limited? How do organisms eventually get to use it?
- 9. Open Endedcharacteristics of the primary groups of phytoplankton
- 10. Open EndedWhat are the main limiting factors that control phytoplankton production? Which are most important as latitude changes?
- 11. Open EndedWhat regions and what depths generally have the greatest productivity?
- 12. Open EndedHow are regions of the oceans defined by light availability?
- 13. Open EndedAre the general depths associated with these regions fairly constant or do they vary? Explain why or why not.
- 14. Open EndedAre kelp and algae true plants?
- 15. Open EndedHow are algae and kelp similar and different from true plants?
- 16. Open EndedWhat roles do algae play in various ecosystems in the ocean?
- 17. Open Endedwhat roles do Kelp play in various ecosystems in the ocean?
- 18. Open EndedAre seagrasses true plant?
- 19. Open EndedAre mangroves true plants?
- 20. Open EndedHow are seagrasses and mangrove similar and different from true plants?
- 21. Open EndedWhat roles do seagrasses play in various ecosystems?
- 22. Open EndedWhat roles do mangrove play in various ecosystems?
- 23. Open EndedWhat is an average tropic efficiency? What does this mean in terms of energy movement up the food chain?
- 24. Open EndedHow may the removal of a keystone predator affect an ecosystem? What would happen if you remove the sea otters from an ecosystem?
- 25. Open Endedbioaccumulation
- 26. Open Endedbiomagnification
- 27. Open EndedAnnelida -
- 28. Open EndedArthropoda -
- 29. Open EndedMollusca
- 30. Open EndedEchinodermata
- 31. Open EndedChordata
- 32. Open EndedWhat characteristics make a fish a fish?
- 33. Open EndedThree kinds of fish?
- 34. Open EndedHow do bony fish differ from cartilaginous fish?
- 35. Open EndedHow are sea turtles similar and different to land turtles?
- 36. Open EndedWhat are the major threats to sea turtles?
- 37. Open EndedWhat determines the sex of baby turtles?
- 38. Open EndedDescribe some of the adaptations that sea birds exhibit which make them particularly well adapted for live on the ocean.
- 39. Open EndedHow are penguins similar and different to normal birds?
- 40. Open EndedWhy do all birds have similar coloration patterns?
- 41. Open EndedAre polar bears major predators of penguins?
- 42. Open EndedWhat characteristics define a mammal?
- 43. Open EndedWhat is a marine mammal?
- 44. Open EndedWhat are the two major types of pinnipeds?
- 45. Open EndedHow do they differ from each other and from cetaceans?
- 46. Open EndedWhat are the primary characteristics of sea otters?
- 47. Open EndedHow do sea otters differ from other marine mammals?
- 48. Open EndedWhat are the two types of cetaceans and what are their defining characteristics?
- 49. Open EndedHow do toothed whales and baleen whales differ from each other?
- 50. Open EndedHow are manatees and dugongs different from each other and from other marine mammals?
- 51. Open EndedDescribe how the environment influences where marine organisms are capable of living
- 52. Open EndedWhat kinds of factors are most important in determining what species are capable of living in different intertidal zones?
- 53. Open EndedWhat is wrack? Why is it important?
- 54. Open EndedWhat is meiofauna? Why are they important?
- 55. Open EndedWhat role does kelp play in temperate ecosystems?
- 56. Open EndedWhat are urchin barrens?
- 57. Open EndedWhat are the two main categories of zooplankton?
- 58. Open EndedWhy do many scientists believe that animals migrate vertically in the water column?
- 59. Open EndedHow are hydrothermal vent communities different from surface pelagic communities?
- 60. Open EndedWhy are coral reef ecosystems so diverse and productive if they are usually found in warm, clear, nutrient-poor waters? How do they get the nutrients/food?
- 61. Open EndedDescribe the primary threats to the marine environment. What is the biggest current threat to marine ecosystems?
- 62. Open EndedWhy are some types of fishing damaging to marine ecosystems
- 63. Open EndedDefine bycatch
- 64. Open Endedghost fishing
- 65. Open EndedRockhopper
- 66. Open EndedIdentify at least 4 different types of pollution which can harm many of the organisms in the oceans. How do each of these cause a problem?
- 67. Open EndedWhy do exotic species pose a threat to local marine ecosystems? How are they typically introduced?
- 68. Open EndedName at least 4 potential underlying causes that may result in environmental problems.
- 69. Open EndedExplain how the problem of common pool resources can lead to over-exploitation of marine resources.
- 70. Open EndedExplain how the principle of discounting can be used to partially explain why we tend to overuse marine resources so quickly.
- 71. Open EndedDescribe at least one external cost that is not typically factored into the price we pay for fish. What does this mean?
- 72. Open EndedWhich country has jurisdiction over more ocean waters than any other country? Explain why this is.
- 73. Open EndedWhy is it so difficult to regulate fishing or dumping in the open ocean?
- 74. Open EndedWhat are at least 4 ways that the government can regulate fishing inside of our territorial waters?
- 75. Open EndedWhy is it useful to put minimum and maximum size limits on the fish that can be caught?
- 76. Open EndedWhat is a marine reserve and how are they different from other policy tools that we can use to regulate fishing? Do they only help the area inside of the reserve? Explain!
- 77. Fill in the BlankBrown algae are known as the ________.
- 78. Fill in the BlankThe most productive region in an ocean is the ________.
- 79. Open EndedSponges:
- 80. Open EndedSedentary animals that live somehow attached to an area have a body plan known as:
- 81. Open EndedDifficulties of living in the rocky intertidal zone include all of the following except:
- 82. Fill in the BlankIn a coral reef, different species of small fishes occupy the same ________ but different ________.
- 83. Fill in the BlankThe most important physical factor affecting rocky intertidal communities is ________.
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