What is the order of marine biomes?
epipelagic
mesopelagic
bathylpelagic
abyssalpelagic
What oceanic climate factors are influential in marine biomes?
temperature
pH
salinity
pressure
sunlight
Which of the following are current areas of research in the department of Marine Biotechnology at UMBC?
Methanogenic archael biofuel production
Microalgal production of lipid biofuel precursors e.g. TAGs (triacylglycerols)
Bacterial bioremediation of nitrogenous waste products such as ammonia in aquaculture
Bioremediation of PCBs in marine sediments
Reproductive endocrinology in aquaculture
are there microalgae and plants in hydrothermal vent ecosystems?
no
_____ organisms are the primary producers in hydrothermal vent ecosystems
chemosynthetic
_____ organisms are the primary producers in epipelagic marine ecosystems
Photosynthetic
Chemosynthesis reactants and products
Reactants: Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Oxygen
Products: Sugar, Sulfur, Water
Photosynthesis reactants and products
Reactants: Carbon Dioxide and Water
Products: Glucose and Oxygen
What is the effect on phytoplankton (marine microalgae)Â of nitrogen & phosphorus compounds from CAFOs and other forms of industrial-scale agriculture that enter marine ecosystems?
runoff that increases photosynthesis
Which kinds of trees have evolved biological adaptations allowing them to grow on marine shorelines?
mangroves
Which biological adaptation has evolved in the giant amphipod that allows this species to survive the crushing pressure at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?
it incorporates aluminum into its exoskeleton
Animals living in marine environments must physiologically and/or behaviorally adjust their salinity levels in a process called ___
osmoregulation
Which of the following are biological adaptations of cetaceans to marine environments?
efficient kidneys and concenrated urine
Simple diffusion causes molecules dissolved in water to move from high to low solute concentrations due to ______
entropy
Active transport by the sodium-potassium ATPase pump causes sodium molecules to move out of cells against their concentration gradients, from low to high sodium concentrations, due to ______
energy from ATP hydrolosis
True or False? The sodium-potassium ATPase pump transports sodium ions across the cell membrane against their electrical gradient
true
True or False? The sodium-potassium ATPase pump transports sodium ions across the cell membrane against their chemical gradient
true
Osmosis is the diffusion of ______ across a semi-permeable membrane
water
Osmosis causes water molecules to move across a semi-permeable membrane from low to high solute concentrations due to ______
entropy
halophilic
salt resistant
whales
aren’t real
hypertonic
area of higher solute concentration
hypotonic
area of lower solute concentration