Ocean 100 Final - SDSU Oceanography 100 Latest Exam Questions and Answers

Ocean 100 Final - SDSU Oceanography 100 Latest Exam Questions and Answers Euphotic zone - CORRECT ANSWER-first 200 meters -where photosynthesis can take place -suns radiation can be absorbed Seed Plants - CORRECT ANSWER--true plants -not very abundant -grasses, eelgrass and surfgrass -mangroves -like warm, muddy waters -have a root system Protists - CORRECT ANSWER-a) large algae(seaweed) -brown algae(kelp), green (sponge weed), red (rhodophyta) b) phytoplankton(small algae) -most producers -diatoms -coccolithophores -dinoflagellates Eukaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER-seed plants and protists Prokaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER--ancient and very old -blue-green algae, cyanobacteria -first photosynthesizers, phytoplankton (chalk) -red algae is adapted to survive at greater depths (irish moss) regions of high productivity - CORRECT ANSWER--polar regions -coasts -coral reefs polar regions - CORRECT ANSWER--no thermocline -great amounts of sea life