OCS 2008 Chapter : Fundamentals Of Biology
15 Mar 2019
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Fundamentals of biology respond to external stimuli, and reproduce chitin or cellulose and hormones buoyancy. All organisms take in energy to metabolize it in order to maintain homeostasis, Carbohydrates are energy sources that can be structural compounds such as. Proteins are amino acid subunits that are integral to the production of enzymes. Nucleic acids (dna/rna) transmit and store information. Carbs, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids pass through the food web and build up over time. The currency of energy production and consumption is atp. Primary production is the excess production of organic matter that is used for growth and reproduction. Plants that do this are called primary producers. Phytoplankton and ice algae are primary producers. Mesozooplankton (copepods and krill) feed on microzooplankton, ice algae, and. Jellyfish, larval fish, fish, whales, eat mesozooplankton. Seals and larger marine life eat fish previous level phytoplankton. The issue with polar bears is that through the melting of old ice patches, they cannot.
