Plankton

Question 1

What is plankton?

Answer 1

Live in the water column
Too small/weak to swim against counter currents
Nutrient limited - not found in the open ocean but at coastal upwellings

Question 2

What is zooplankton?

Answer 2

Planktonic protists and animals ranging from single celled organisms to krill and small fish

Question 3

What is holoplankton?

Answer 3

Spends all life as plankton

Question 4

What is meroplankton?

Answer 4

Spends only part of its life as plankton

Question 5

What is bacteriophage?

Answer 5

Invade bacterial hosts - extremely abundant

Question 6

What are staphylococcus?

Answer 6

Bacterial cells that are larger than virus cells

Question 7

What is Cyanobacteria?

Answer 7

Blue/green algae
Single celled prokaryote
Solitary/colonial
Photosynthetic 
Some are nitrogen fixing
Probable origin of chloroplasts