1. Flashcards for Marine Organisms
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2. What are the 3 Domains of Life?

3. Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

4. Domain Archaea

5. Prokaryotic cells
Includes “extremophile” bacteria

6. Domain Bacteria

7. Prokaryotic
Includes what used to be in Kingdom Monera

8. Domain Eukarya

9. Eukaryotic cells
Can be unicellular or multicellular
Includes protists, fungi, plants, animals

10. “Kingdom Protista”
What are algae?

11. Photosynthetic protists
Seaweed
Brown algae – kelp, sargassum
Green algae
Red algae
Phytoplankton
Diatoms, dinoflagellates

12. “Kingdom Protista”
What are protozoans?

13. Heterotrophic protists
Part of the zooplankton
Includes – radiolarians, foraminiferans, amoeba

14. Can many plants species survive in saltwater?

15. NO

16. Plants
Phylum Anthophyta

17. Sea grasses
Mangroves
Dune plants

18. What are the characteristics of animals?

19. Heterotrophic
Multicellular
Have motility, at least at some point during life cycle

20. Animals
Phylum Porifera

21. Sponges
Simplest of animals
Larvae have motility

22. Animals
Phylum Cnidaria

23. Corals, jellyfish
Have cnidocytes (stinging cells)

24. Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia
Animals
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia

25. Clams, oysters

26. Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda
Animals
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda

27. Snails

28. Animals
Phylum Annelida

29. Segmented worms
Polycheates

30. Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda
Animals
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda

31. Squid, octopus, nautilus
Intelligent invertebrates
Have better developed eye than vertebrate eye

32. Animals
Phylum Arthropoda

33. Largest phylum of animals
Crustaceans
Shrimp, crab, lobster, krill
Largest phylum of animals

34. Animals
Phylum Echinodermata

35. Sea stars, sea cucumbers

36. What are the characteristics of Phylum Chordata?
Animals
What are the characteristics of Phylum Chordata?

37. Notochord (becomes vertebrate in vertebrates)
Dorsal, hollow nerve cord (spinal cord in vertebrates)
Pharyngeal gill slits
Post-anal tail

38. Phylum Chordata What classes are in subphylum Vertebrata?
Animals
Phylum Chordata
What classes are in subphylum Vertebrata?

39. Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Reptilia/Aves
Mammalia

40. Animals
Class Chondrichthyes

41. Cartilaginous fish
Sharks, skates, rays

42. Animals
Class Osteichthyes

43. Bony fish, ray-finned fish
Very diverse

44. Animals
Class Reptilia/Aves

45. Reptiles – sea turtles, sea snakes
Birds - pelicans, penguin, osprey
Data shows dinosaurs more closely related to modern day birds so reptiles and birds now put into same group

46. Class Mammalia Order Carnivora
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora

47. Sea otter, polar bear, walrus, sea lions, seals

48. Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Odobenidae
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Odobenidae

49. Walrus

50. Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Otariidae
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Otariidae

51. Sea Lions
“eared”
Can stand on hind limbs

52. Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Phocidae
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Phocidae

53. Seals

54. Class Mammalia Order Sirenia
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Sirenia

55. Manatees

56. Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Suborder Odontoceti

57. Toothed whales
Dolphins, orcas, sperm whales

58. Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Mysticeti
Animals
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Suborder Mysticeti

59. Baleen whales
Largest animals on Earth
Blue whale, grey whale, humpback