Module 3 - Quiz 1: Marine Biomes
Lessons to Review:
1. Introduction to Marine Ecology (Nov 26 & 27)
2. Introduction to Marine Biomes (Dec 8)
3. Benthic and Rocky Shore Organisms (Dec 9)
4. Benthic Organisms (Dec 9)
5. Pelagic Organisms – Adaptations and Hunting Habits (Dec 10)
6. Primary Producers (Dec 10)
Topics to know:
1. Introduction to Marine Ecology (Nov 26 & 27)
Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Zones of the Ocean: Pelagic, Abyssal, Benthic
Trophic Relationships: Autotrophs, Heterotrophs
Food Web, Food Chain, Food Pyramid
Producers, primary consumers, planktivore, herbivore, carnivore, decomposers
Energy Transfer in Marine Environments
Symbiotic Relationships: Commensalism, Mutualism and Parasitism
2. Introduction to Marine Biomes (Dec 8)
Define Biome: Pelagic, abyssal and benthic zones
Classification of Marine Organisms:
o Plankton (Floaters)
o Nekton (Swimmers): Planktivores, Herbivores, Carnivores
o Benthos (Bottom Dwellers): Demersal, Epifauna, Infauna
3. Benthic and Rocky Shore Organisms (Dec 9)
Tidal Zonation (review from quiz 3)
4. Benthic Organisms (Dec 9)
Organisms, descriptions and adaptations.
Describe how these organisms survive, feed and reproduce
5. Pelagic Organisms – Adaptations and Hunting Habits (Dec 10)
Adaptations to survive: Gas containers, swim, trap water, curve body, swimming motion
Fin design: paired vertical fins, paired pelvic fins, tail fin
Rounded, truncate fins, fork fins, lunate fins, heterocercal fins,
Finding prey Adaptations: lungers or cruisers
Cold-Blooded vs. Warm-Blooded
Adaptations of Deep-Water Nekton: food, eyes, teeth, jaws, expandable bodies, counterillumination
Adaptations to Avoid Predators:
6. Primary Producers (Dec 10)
Photosynthesis and chemosynthesis
Availability of sunlight and how the time of year affects productivity in oceans
Seed Bearing Plants and Algae: Brown, green, red, golden and dinoflagellates
7. Classification of Organisms Lab
Understand how to classify organisms based on observations.
Diagrams to know:
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