There are four phyla to plantlike protists: euglenophytes, chrysophytes, diatoms, and dinoflagellates. Plant-like protists have accessory pigments that help absorb light, this is the reason to why they vary in many colors. They can live in almost any environment that has liquid water. Green algae is a type of plant-like protists.The common name for it is simply green algae. The scientific name is pediastrum boryanum.
In thermohaline circlulation, differences in the termperature, density, and salinity of ocean water masses cause the nutrient-rich deep ocean water to rise and mix with suface waters Along the ocean floor you will find many creatures like plants. You will find these kinds of plants like the sponge, sea urchin, and the sea anenome.these plants are all very unique! If we were to group the plants into three major groups, they would be classified as coral weed, sea weed, and various forms of kelp. Some major animals are sharks, fish, and whales. There are many individual species in each of the categories.
There are also coral reefs off the coast of Florida, USA, to the Caribbean, and down to Brazil. The Great Barrier Reef (off the coast of NE Australia) is the largest coral reef in the world. It is over 1,257 miles (2000 km) long. Types of Reefs: The different types of reefs include: Fringing reefs are reefs that form along a coastline. They grow on the continental shelf in shallow water.
Some call this animal by it’s textbook name, the mole crab. Other organisms include the surf clam, the beach pill bug, the lady crab, the blue claw crab, and fish such as silversides and striped bass. In a way, the sandy beach and the rocky coast are similar because the sandy
Other parts of the body come in handy as well. One of the most fascinating organisms is jellyfish. Jellyfish are marine animals that have a jelly-like body and are shaped like an umbrella. Around their body are stinging tentacles. Jellyfish can be found in any ocean and or sea.
MARINE BIOMES Introduction The marine biomes, which are saltwater environment, are the biggest biome in the world. It covers about 71% of the earth. Marine biomes form a category of aquatic biome uniting estuaries, oceans, seas and coral reefs. Did you know…? The marine biome is located by the ocean or sea in lots of places.
Warm water is good for brine shrimp; it supplies them with food and oxygen. (http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/gsl/artemia/) Female brine shrimp release embryos and reproduce the water. Also, when the water is warm, and with the right salinity, adulthood may be reached in as little as 8 days. Brine Shrimp are also rather small crustaceans, reaching only 0.6 inches in length. That’s smaller than someone’s thumb!
The uplift was surrounded by an epicontinental sea where sediment accumulated in marine margins creating sandstones, siltstones and limestones throughout the Basin. Facies 1 in the carbonate unit consists of 4-34 cm beds of black micrite, matrix supported with less than 5-10% grains making it a mudstone; crystalized shell fragments are present, 2-4 mm bivalve bioclasts and sparse 3-5 cm rugose coral and crinoid fragments; horizontal inclined burrows are
Writing Assignment 2 The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid Euprymna scolopes Matthew Chung BIO 172L Angela April 21st, 2013 In the marine coastal environment of the Hawaiian archipelago, the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, is a fascinating mollusk that belongs to the class cephalopoda. Mollusks are bilaterally symmetrical and are believed to have evolved from annelid-like ancestors. In lab, the clam from the Bivalve class was studied to get a better understanding of the phylum Mollusca. With over 85,000 species recognized in this phylum, the Hawaiian bobtail squid is just one of the many fascinating mollusks discovered (Boyle and Boletzky 1996). Cephalopods such as E. scolopes appear to be very different from other mollusks, but physiologically they are similar.
Organism Physiology: The Octopus Cheryl A. Williams BIO/101 April 5, 2012 Dr. Jeff Batten Organism Physiology: The Octopus The cephalopod, better known as the octopus, is a marine animal, which dwells in countless diverse areas of the ocean. Food resources for the octopus consist of a variety of small fish, crabs, mussels, clams, and additional sea creatures. A predatory animal like the octopus adapts to its environment. By doing so, the octopus develops a variety of skills, which help the creature survive. The octopus depends on several of its vital organs to survive, such as the brain, ink sack, and arms.