PPT-Plankton

The wanderers drifting on the surface of the sea Main Types of Plankton Phytoplankton or zooplankton Diatoms Dinoflagellates Coccolithophores Cyanobacteria larvae Microbial Plankton Ecology. From the EPA’s Office of Water web site at www.epa.gov/OW/resources. Sources of Total Solids Soil erosion - silt - clay - dissolved minerals Agricultural runoff - fertilizers- pesticides U Andy . Soergel. and Shawn Swaney. Premise:. We are environmentalists examining the origins of the Asian Carp dilemma and weighing the pros and cons of potential solutions, hoping to solidify a plan that could be proposed to Congress. . The story of edible oysters. What are oysters?. Marine / estuarine animal . Shell (mollusc) . Bivalves (2 shells). Omnivore (eats both phytoplankton and zooplankton). Size: 8cm-36 cm (depending on the species). Plankton . Plankton:. . the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in the waters of aquatic (freshwater and marine) . environments. (Algae, phytoplankton, zooplankton, jellyfish).. Alia Thompson, . Kaimukī. Middle School, . Alia_thompson@notes.k12.hi.us. Euvelyn. . Calma. , . Nānākuli. High School,. . euvelyn@gmail.com. . Presenting portions from:. Oceanic Circulation, . Bird, frog ,sea star, shark, sponge, squid, worm, jellyfish, clam, coral and other organisms. TRY and divide them into two main categories based on classification.. List the categories and divide them organisms into two groups. What are the patterns or trends in the data?. What conclusions, if any, can be drawn from these figures?. What questions do you have after looking at the figures, or what additional information would you like? . . Arne . Sklett. Larsen. Plankton. Organismer som lever i de frie vannmasser og som driver med havstrømmene. Næringskjeder i havet. Dyre-plankton. Plante-plankton. Sollyset. Fisk: Torsk, Sei, Sild. What am I and why am I important to life in the ocean?. What Do You Really Know About Plankton?. Name means: “Drifters” or “Wanderers. ”. So. . .are they autotrophs. or heterotrophs?. They can be either one!. Taking a trip with microbes and plankton. Yes, microbes are small. But they are definitely not all the same.. Microbe is a term that refers to microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, and even really small animals!. Ventura Pier, Harbor and Estuary. Objective. : . Sample water at each location to compare abiotic differences in the water to the plankton distribution.. Methods. : . Use a plankton net to concentrate organisms for comparison at each location. Analyze water samples at each location to find pH, dissolved oxygen, phosphate levels, nitrate levels, temperature and turbidity.. Energy into the earth. Of 100% of earth’s energy, how much comes from the sun. Of all the sun energy, how much is taken up by photosynthesis on earth? . What happens to most of . the . sun’s . energy? . PROTOZOAN ZOOPLANKTON Dinoflagellates Heterotrophic relatives to the phototrophic Dinophyceae ; naked and thecate forms Noctiluca miliaris Zooflagellates Heterotrophic nanoflagellates Zooplankton. Review food webs. Motivation for studying plankton. How plankton are collected. Review: What is plankton?. Plankton comes from the Greek word . Planktos. that translates to “wanderer” or “drifter”.