1. Explain why the oceans are an ideal environment for life.
2. List the three domains of life based on genetics. (Also see fig. 14.1 and table 14.1)
3. Define prokaryotes. (Also see fig. 14.1, table 14.1, and p. 12G)
4. Define eukaryotes. (Also see fig. 14.1, table 14.1, and p. 6G)
5. List the two prokaryotic domains and the four kingdoms in the eukaryotic domain. (Also see fig. 14.1 and table 14.1)
6. Use table 14.1 to define protista, fungi, plants, and animals.
7. Give one example of a marine organism from each eukaryotic kingdom. (Also see table 14.1)
8. Define the marine lifestyle plankton. (Also see p. 12G)
9. List the two primary types of plankton. (Also see fig. 14.14)
10. Define phytoplankton (Also see p. 12G) and zooplankton (Also see p. 16G)
12. Give the dominant size ranges and categories for phytoplankton.
13. Give an example of marine phytoplankton. (Also see figs. 14.15 and 14.17)
14. Explain why diatom frustules are porous.
15. Explain why diatoms contains a tiny oil droplet.
16. List phytoplankton's primary predators.
17. Explain how dinoflagellates maintain an optimal depth.
18. Use fig. 14.17b to determine the relative abundances of coccolithophores, dinoflagellates, and diatoms with increasing distances from the shoreline.
19. List the three dominant types of marine phytoplankton.
20. Explain why the importance of ultraplankton in the marine ecosystem is difficult to determine.
21. Contrast holoplankton (Also see fig. 14.8 and p. 8G) and meroplankton (Also see fig. 14.20 and p. 10G).
22. List the two most abundant types of holoplankton. (Also see fig. 14.18)
23. Give an example of gelatinous holoplankton. (Also see fig. 14.19)
24. Explain why Portuguese man-of-war are unusual jellies. (Also see fig. 14.19c)
25. List the different types of meroplankton. (Also see fig. 14.20)
26. List the different types of benthic organisms that have a meroplanktonic stage.
27. Explain the ecological reason that organisms have a meroplanktonic stage.