PPT-Plankton, Algae, and Plants

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. kelp forest. Algae. Kingdom Protista. Eukaryotic with chloroplasts - autotrophic some are unicellular. Multicellular algae are popularly called seaweeds (not plants). No leaves, stems, roots, or flowers.. www.laganvalleylearning.co.uk. A pond is a hollow in the ground where water collects.. Ponds are different to rivers. Rivers are fast flowing but in a pond the water is still.. Ponds are teeming with life. Some creatures live . Seaweeds and Plants. Seaweeds. NOT PLANTS!. Multicellular. algae. No roots, stems, leaves. Primary producers. Important for Habitat . More accurately, . MACROPHYTES. or. MACROALGAE. Seaweed Structure. Micro-organisms. What . are micro-organisms?. . Micro-organisms are very tiny living things. They are so small that you need a microscope to see them. . Viruses, bacteria and fungus are all types of micro-organism. Micro-organisms that cause diseases are often called germs. . 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, . Click . here. to watch a short film introduction to ponds. . Ponds are often surrounded by plant life and have green algae, lilies, and pondweed growing in them. . Scientists who study the relationship between living things (Ecologists) often need to know why one type of plant lives in one place and another in a different place.. Plants= eukaryotic, . multicellular, . photosynthetic. . Green Algae. Bryophytes. (Non-vascular). Tracheophytes. (Vascular). Non-seeds. Seeds. Gymnosperms. (Naked seeds). Angiosperms. (Seeds in flowers and fruit). 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.. All are free-floating. All capture light energy by oxygenic photosynthesis . All use a suite of photosynthetic pigments that includes Chlorophyll a.. Major Groups of Freshwater . Phytoplankters. Blue-Green Algae- . 21. 20-1 Characteristics of Algae. I. . Introduction. A. . Description:. 1. . . Are . photosynthetic. . organisms. 2. . Live in fresh water (e.g. . streams, . ponds, lakes. , . . or . swamps. ) and . Bacteria. Archaea. Lobose amoebae. Cellular slime molds. Plasmodial slime molds. Fungi. Choanoflagellates. Animals. Parabasilids. Diplomonads. Euglenids. Kinetoplastids. Glaucophyte algae. Red algae. Ocean Zones & Ecosystems. Freshwater Zones & Ecosystems. Related Ecology. Benthic Division. 6 Areas. . 1. Supralittoral zone. (supra= upper, litus=shore). . Water splashes but does not stay submerged. SpiresMatsBlobsRooted PlantsFloating PlantsPlantlike AlgaeFilamentous AlgaeScum Bubbling or Spitlike Floating FoamPaint or SoupLettuce or Chopped GrassThis quick guide provides a visual comparison of ) is a plant-like organism that uses sunlight to produce energy in a process called . photosynthesis. . Algae are extremely important organisms because they are considered to be the primary oxygen-producing organisms on Earth.