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Marine Organisms (three types of marine organisms (floaters (Phyto…
Marine Organisms
three types of marine organisms
floaters
Phyto-plankton
algae
diatoms
produce foods by photosynthesis
found upto the depth of 200m below sea level
Photic zone :zap: upto which sunlight reaches
autotrophs
grow fastly
covers large areas of sea surface
marine pastures
Harmful algal blooms
when too many nutrients are available
population goes out of control
red coloured blooms are called red tides
toxic compounds for other sea species
first part of marine food chain
Zoo-planktons
Nektons (swimmers)
fish
mammals
Benthos
live on sea bottom
molluscs
Largest phyto-plankton boom in North Atlantic Ocean