Benthic - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Marine Biology exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Benthic autotrophs - Correct Answer️️ -seaweeds, marine plants like sea grass Seaweed characteristics - Correct Answer️️ -most are benthic, distribution governed by light and temperature, most are annuals, greater diversity in the tropic Seaweed morphology - Correct Answer️️ -body called thallus, roots called holdfast, leaf-like structures called blades, possesses an air bladder to keep blades closer to water surface Seawe...

BIO 205 Actual final Exam Practice Questions with Approved Marking Scheme 2024 What type of development takes place in sponges in internal fertilization? - correct answer amphiblastula larva Asexual reproduction in sponges - correct answer fragmentation, budding, gemmules (archeocytes gather in the mesophyll and each archeocyte undergoes mitosis which is then surrounded by trophocytes. The archeocytes egult the trophocytes and then are surrounded by tough spongin. They have micropyle. Wha...

Environmental Science The systematic study of our environment and our place in it. Scientific Methods 1: Identify question 2: Form testable hypothesis 3: Collect data to test hypothesis 4: Interpret Results 5: Report for peer review 6: Publish findings Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Ecological footprint The environmental impact of a person or population Stewardship Takin...

Earth Science Latest Update Graded A abiotic Non-living biotic living detritus Dead organic matter ecosystem all the living things interacting with one another and all the nonliving things in a particular place organism A living thing population all the members of one species living together in the same place at the same time species a group of organisms that are closely related and are able to mate and produce fertile offspring What is an ecosystem? all the living things interacting with...

APES Unit 1 Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+ intraspecific competition between members of the same species interspecific competition between members of different species competitive exclusion 1 species is a stronger competitor than the other coexisting species species alter behaviors to minimize competition, altering their niche niche A species role in an ecosystem selective pressure when the environment pushes an individual or population to adapt or evolve parasitism One organism benefit...

What percent of the Earth is covered by water? A. 10% B. 71% C. 69% D. 88% - B What is El Niño? A. Abnormal wind and water patterns at the equator that inhibit upwelling B. Heightened wind and water patterns that inhibit upwelling C. Abnormal wind and water patterns at the equator that stimulate upwelling D. Heightened wind and water patterns that stimulate upwelling - A Which wavelength of light can penetrate deeper in the ocean? A. Ultraviolet B. Blue C. Infrared D. Red-Violet -...

The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas of open water often reaching to very great depths. - Answer-pelagic Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf - Answer-neritic The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem - Answer-benthic A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm, shallow ocean water. diverse and productive environment named for the coral animals that make up its primary structure - Answer-cora...

5′ cap - A modified form of guanine nucleotide added onto the 5′ end of a pre-mRNA molecule. A site - One of a ribosome's three binding sites for tRNA during translation. The A site holds the tRNA carrying the next amino acid to be added to the polypeptide chain. (A stands for aminoacyl tRNA.) ABC hypothesis - A model of flower formation identifying three classes of organ identity genes that direct formation of the four types of floral organs. abiotic - Nonliving; referring to th...

the current interglacial is warmer or colder than 125000 years ago - warmer living on or over the shelf - neritic living past the shelf - oceanic living off the bottom - pelagic living on the bottom - benthic neritic exposed to air - intertidal neritic not exposed to air - subtidal The study of interactions between organisms and their environment - ecology characteristics of ecosystems - structure and function structure (composition) - biotic and abiotic components, conditions function...

Besc 201 ch 15-21 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update The Colorado River's water resource allocation is being complicated by ________. - Answers -the rapid growth of Las Vegas Sinkholes result from ________. - Answers -overconsumption of water from aquifers weakening the substrate Methods for desalinating sea water to produce fresh water include ________. - Answers -reverse osmosis and distillation Which of the following best describes a floodplain? - Answers -a region of land ...