PPT-PHYTOPLANKTON Diversity of Algae in the Plankton

All are freefloating All capture light energy by oxygenic photosynthesis All use a suite of photosynthetic pigments that includes Chlorophyll a Major Groups of Freshwater Phytoplankters BlueGreen Algae . 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).. (This is not what real plankton looks like. .  ). From the Greek word “. planktos. ” meaning to drift. They cannot swim against a current. The Base of the Ocean Food Web. Plankton can be in any of the kingdoms of life. Zooplankton. Animals and animal-like organisms that float and drift. Unicellular . protists. and multicellular (jellyfish). Most are microscopic. Crab Larvae. Diversity. Meroplankton. Temporary. Embryos or larvae of fish, crabs, sponges, lobsters, clams, and other invertebrates. Riverbend Sciences. Jacob Kann. Aquatic Ecosystem Sciences, LLC.. Ann St. Amand. PhycoTech. , Inc..  . Standardization . and Long-term Trends in . a Multi-Decadal Phytoplankton Database for Upper . Klamath . 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!. Ann Zimmerman. ann.zimmerman@utoronto.ca. 402 Ramsay Wright. 2. New from http://env.chass.utoronto.ca/env234y/bht/ . 3. Ecosystem perspective. Emphasizing relationships among: . the physical aquatic habitat (temperature, morphometry, light hydrology, . Glycosphingolipids. : . Interactions. Coccolithophores. Unicellular. Most abundant species = . Emiliana. . huxleyi. Found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical oceans. I. mportant part of the planktonic base of marine food webs. Name means: “Drifters” or “Wanderers. ”. So. . .are they autotrophs. or heterotrophs?. They can be either one!. Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs. Most autotrophs use sunlight to make energy. Heterotrophs. LIMITED LICENSE TO MODIFY.. These PowerPoint® slides may be modified only by teachers currently teaching the . Science and Global Issues. SEPUP course to customize the unit to match their students’ learning levels or to insert additional teaching aides. Modified slides may be used only by the modifying teacher in his or her classroom, or shared with other teachers of . 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.. Attached algal habitats in a generalized river ecosystem. Algae and bacteria on a sand grain. Diagram of an epiphyte . biofilm. and nutrient flow within the community. SEM micrographs of . periphyton. 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”. all. . shapes . and sizes. . Algae . are not plants, even though they sometimes look . like. . them. . . They . are all referred to as algae, the . red. , green and brown . algae. . are . of Ratnagiri sea coast. Madhura Mukadam and Arvind Kulkarni. Department of Zoology,. Gogate Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri, (MS), India..  . INTRODUCTION. Phytoplankton is a vital and important organism as a .