Marine Biology 1060 Chapter 5 Study Guide
Terms to know:
Primary producers
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
Bacteria
Decomposer
Heterotrophs
Autotrophs
Photosynthetic
Chemosynthetic Cyanobacteria
Stromatolite
Algae
Protista
Diatom
Silica
Bacillariophyta
Diatomaceous earth
Diatomaceous ooze
Pyrrophyta
Dinoflagellates
Flagella
Red tide
Saxotoxin
Ciguertera
Shellfish poisoning Bioluminescence
Zooanthellae
Symbiosis
Foraminifera
Polycystina
Seaweed
Thallus
Stipe
Holdfast
Blade
Pneumatocyst
Chlorophyta
Ulva
Deadman's Fingers (Codium)
Phaeophyta
Kelp
Macrocystis
Laminaria
Sargassum
Sargasso Sea
Kelp Forest
Rhodophyta
Porphyra
Carrageenans
Agar
Nori
Flowering Plants Seagrasses
Zostera
Thalassia
Rhizome
Seagrass Bed
Nursery
Forage Species
Cordgrasses
Halophyte
Spartina alterniflora
Spartina patens
Saltmarsh
Wrack
Mangrove
Rhizophora
Mangrove swamp Buttress
roots
Mangrove seed/seedling
Pickle weed
Dune grass
Seaoates
Wax Myrtle
Marsh Elder
Bayberry
Beach Daisy
Sand spur
Maritime thicket
Concepts to know:
1. Know the difference between micro algae and macro algae. Know the characteristics of algae.
2. Know the importance of microalgaes in the phytoplankton community. Know the characteristics of diatoms and dinoflagellates.
3. Know the importance of Kelp beds in terms of primary production, nursery areas and cover. Know where kelp beds are found and under what shoreline conditions. Know the difference in where Macrocystis forest and Laminaria beds occur.
4. Know the commercial products derived from macro algae and micro algae which were discussed in class.
5. Know the importance of micro algae in causing Red tides and conditions under which Red tides occur. Know which Micro algae cause Red tide, shellfish poisoning and ciguerterra.
6. Know the importance of bacteria as decompsers in many marine systems and know their importance in deep ocean vent communities.
7. Know the importance of salt marsh habitats both to marine systems and to shoreline stability. Know how cord grasses are restricted to zones in the marsh and why. Know the importance of salt marshes and marsh wrack in terms of primary productivity, nursery areas, cover areas and in stabilizing shorelines. Know that salt marsh habitats replace mangrove swamps in areas that have killing winter frosts.
8. Know the characteristics of plants that are called mangrove. Know the adaptations they exhibit to life in a sand/mud/tidal area. Know the characteristics of mangrove seeds. Know the importance of mangrove habitats in terms of cover, primary productivity, nursery and cover. Know the importance of Mangroves in stabilizing shorelines. Know where mangroves occur and the limits on their distributions.
9. Know the few common names of beach plants which we discusses: seaoates, dunegrass, sandspur, pickle weed, beach morning glory.
10. Know the three plants most commonly found in our maritime thickets: Wax Myrtle, Marsh Elder, and Bayberry.