Exam 13: Pelagic Communities

In the gill of a fish, water and blood circulate ____, which ____ transfer efficiency.

All of the following are cetacean adaptations EXCEPT:

Animals that generate and regulate metabolic heat and maintain an internal body temperature generally higher than that of their surroundings are called:

Zooplankton are the most numerous primary consumers in the ocean.

Plankton that belong to Kingdom Animalia are called:

Define marine community and describe the different trophic levels or ecological roles organisms may fill. What factors vary in marine communities that explain why they may change over time?

Members of Class Chondrichtyes include:

Organisms such as diatoms or copepods that spend their entire life cycle as plankton are called:

What is a pelagic community? Compare and contrast the types of plankton and nekton that comprise surface and deep-sea pelagic communities.

Only part of this organism's life cycle is spent as a member of the plankton community:

The whale shark is the largest species of fish and eats:

Gill membranes evolved from lungs and function in gas exchange.

An area that has high nutrient levels and very high seasonal primary productivity are the:

Explain the properties of water that have led to the evolution of a "torpedo" shaped body in most open water fish.

Photosynthetic plankton are called phytoplankton and include the diatoms and dinoflagellates.

Pelagic organisms live in the open ocean.

Which taxonomic group do whales belong to?

Single-celled plant-like organisms are called:

Huge wings allow the albatross to fly great distances but also require a tremendous amount of energy.

Where, through a year, is the greatest total oceanic primary productivity?