lOMoARcPSD|34116650 Planktons Notes Oceanography (Fitchburg State University) Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university Downloaded by Francine S. PAGAYON (francine.pagayon-22@cpu.edu.ph) lOMoARcPSD|34116650 Adaptations to stay afloat Plankton - Increase SA:Vol - Small cell size - Appendages - Form chains - Flat size - Produce oil in cells -----------------------------------------Nekton - Active swimming helps stay afloat - Swim bladder helps regulate buoyancy - Gas containers - regulate buoyancy Nutrients - Phytoplankton need for photosynthesis - Especially nitrogen and phosphorus Temperature: Direct and indirect effects Biological Productivity - In land - Tropical rainforests - Seasonal forest in temperate regions - In water/ocean - On equator 4. Primary Producers - Produce their own food - Phytoplankton - Through photosynthesis - Seaweed - “True” marine grasses- coastal - Cyanobacteria - Photosynthesis bacteria - Important in some regions of the ocean 3. Primary Consumers Downloaded by Francine S. PAGAYON (francine.pagayon-22@cpu.edu.ph) lOMoARcPSD|34116650 - Eat primary producers - Zooplankton - Heribvors 2. Carnivores - Eats animals - Like zooplankton - Small fish Large carnivores Decomposers - Most bacteria in the ocean - Help to recycle nutrients - Downloaded by Francine S. PAGAYON (francine.pagayon-22@cpu.edu.ph)
