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Plankton
Marine Biology
Producer
of oxygen (photosynthesis)
Photosynthesis primer
Sun
Autotrophs
(primary
producers)
Solar
energy
Heterotrophs
(consumers)
Plant/animal
energy sources
(carbohydrates)
Red and
yellow are most
productive, followed
by green and blue.
Black is least
productive.
Photo: NOAA
Chlorophyll is an indicator of
plankton and can be used to
study plankton populations
Maine
Holoplankton spend
their entire life cycle as
plankton
Examples include
dinoflagellates, diatoms
and krill
Crab larva
(zooplankton)
Phylum: Athropoda
Sub-phylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda (Five
pairs of legs)
Phytoplankton
Producers
Single cells or chains of
cells
including the smallest
plankton picoplankton
(0.2 -2 microns)
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Zooplankton
Consumers (including
herbivores and carnivores)
Include microscopic and
macroscopic organisms
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You will see ten slides depicting specimens you found during a
NOAA expedition.
Note: They are from different tows representing different oceans
and different depths.
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Circle one from each category:
Phytoplankton or Zooplankton
Holoplankton or Meroplankton
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sketch
Examples of Plankton
Specimen #1
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Specimen #2
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Specimen #3
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Specimen #4
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Specimen #5
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Specimen #6
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Specimen # 7
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Specimen #8
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Specimen #9
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Specimen #10
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Plankton Identified
Specimen #1 Mixed Diatoms
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Phytoplankton common
in nutrient rich
temperate, polar, coast
and open ocean
Important oxygen
producer
Occur as a single cell or
in chains
Covered in shells made
of silica
Specimen #2 Amphipod
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Specimen #5 Copepods
Although usually found
near the surface
plankton may also be
collected at all depths
even over hydrothermal
vents in the deep sea
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Image ID: expl0102, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With
NOAA Collect
Location: Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Photo Date: 2004 April
Credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean
Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Some invertebrates
have a whole series of
different larval stages
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Specimen # 7 Dinoflagellates
Unicellular, phytoplankton
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Specimen #8 Krill
Not as abundant as
copepods they aggregate
into huge, dense schools
Prefer colder polar waters
Feed on diatoms and solid
wastes of other zooplankton
Important food for whales
Tread water to stay afloat
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Krill
Image ID: sanc0126, NOAA's Sanctuaries Collection
Location: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Photographer: Jamie Hall
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Gelatinous zooplankton
Common in temperate and
tropical waters
Stinging cells are not toxic
and dont sting like other
jellyfish
95% water but serve as food
for many animals including
turtles
Feed by producing a sticky
mucus that traps other
plankton
Reproduce sexually and
asexually
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Temporary members of
the plankton, octopus
and squid become
nektonic (free
swimming) and benthic
(crawling)
Giant squid are the
largest invertebrates in
the ocean