PPT-Plankton

Important to the ocean Plankton make up 95 of the biomass of the ocean Basis of aquatic food chain 3 ways to classify plankton Energy Source Phytoplankton Plant like Photosynthetic producer. Bringing Meaning to an. Outdoor Field Experience. Dana . Sjostrom. Dana.Sjostrom. @utexas.edu. University of Texas. Marine Science Institute. What is this?. Katy Program is a field trip aboard our Research Vessel, the Katy. 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).. The wanderers, . drifting on the surface . of the sea….. Main Types of Plankton. Phytoplankton or zooplankton. Diatoms. Dinoflagellates. Coccolithophores. Cyanobacteria. larvae. Microbial Plankton Ecology. (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. . 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. 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. Live in intertidal to shallow . subtidal. zone. Sessile (non-mobile). Filter feeders. Attach permanently to a hard substrate and encrust it. . Eat mostly plankton. Crabs. Decopods. (10 feet). Typically walk sideways. . 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!. 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. 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!. 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 . 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”.