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Marine Bio: Plankton Vocab
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algea
type of photosynthethic marine plant. can either be salt water or freshwater
autotroph
(self energy) organisms whicih can make energy all by themselves
baleen
type of thing inside whale's mouths used to filter feed
bilateral summetry
two sided cut in half and still the same
bloom
explosion of phytoplanktons; overpopulation and overreproduction
cellulose
material foudn in plant cell walls. also found in dinoflagellates
coccoliths
cell walls surrounding a planktonic algea
density
how heavy a solution is
dinoflagellate
can consist of red and green and are able to exist in lower levels of light. Acquires bioluminescence and gives off blue glow
filament
chains of living cells
frustule
glass like structure made of silica
heterotrph
they need to eat something to obtain power
holoplanktons
planktons who "Free swim" their whole lives
meroplanktons
"baby" organisms.
net plankton
being microscopivc
radial symmetry
think of a circle
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Marine Bio: Plankton Vocab
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Marine Bio: Plankton Vocab
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12/14/2012, 1:12:00 AM
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