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| simple life forms with cells that usually lack a nucleus |
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| simple, microscopic, bacteria-like creatures that includes methane producers and sulfur oxidizers that inhabit deep-sea vents and other. Mostly extreme enviorments or temp. |
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| complex organisms, mostly multicell plus diverse array of micros that don't fit into other domains, import. DNA! |
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| important in producing first complex cells |
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| plankton that produce there own food (autotrophic/photosynthesize) |
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| heterotrophic plankton (eat others food) |
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| bacteria plankton- thought to be most photosynthetic organisms in the early biomass |
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| may lmit the abunance of other types of plankton through infection. Not much is known |
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| Plankton classified by feeding styles |
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phytoplankton
zooplankton
bacterioplankton
virioplankton |
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| organisms spend entire life as plankton |
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| spend larval/teenage as plankton |
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| Plankton based on how long they are plankton |
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| small, have to be scooped with special equiptment. (.2-2 microns) |
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macroplankton
picoplankton |
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| live on the surface of the sea floor, attached or moving |
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| live burried in the sand, shells, or mud. |
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| live on bottom, but also swim or crawl through the water above |
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| live within the water column |
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| live either in or on the sea floor |
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| substance of living matter, water is 80% |
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| a substances internal resistance to flow |
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