EES-1030L Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ocean Acidification, Tube Feet, Tap Water

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Course: EES-1030L
• Professor: Professor Neil Patrick Kelley

Document Summary

Intertidal zone: affected by tides, can be exposed to air. Neritic zone: the coastal zone, shallow waters along the continental shelf. Photic zone: receives sunlight - most ocean life lives here. Benthic zone: in or near the sediment surface along the continental shelf and slope. Abyssal zone: life found at the deep ocean seafloor. Autotrophs: make their own food via photosynthesis or chemosynthesis (primary producers) Heterotrophs: get their food from eating plants of animals (consumers) Adaptation: an evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat. Ex: evolving sweat glands over many generations to better live in hot environment. Adaptations to the environment contribute to the fitness and survival of individuals. Morphology: from and structure of an organism and its parts. Organisms are uniquely adapted to their environment. Caudal fin types, rounded fins, heterocercal tail for bursts of speed. Sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea anemones, sand dollars.