Chapter 12 Terms
Chapter 12 – The Ecology & Resources of the Open Ocean
197
Transportation
Food
198
Mineral Resources
Minerals from seawater
Renewable resource
Living resource
199
Desalination plant
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Ebeye
Deposits of heavy metals
Gold
Tin
Chromium
200
Phosphorite
Manganese nodule
Copper
Nickel
Cobalt
Manganese
Iron
Oil & Gas field
Alaska
Arabian Gulf
North Sea
Mexico
Tidal power
201
Solar energy
Thermal energy
Turbine
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
OTEC
Lau Lau Bay
Wave energy
Kilowatt
Navigational buoy
202
High Heat of vaporization
High Heat of freezing
High Specific heat
Density
Buoyancy
Surface tension
Viscosity
Density of seawater
Stratification
Thermocline
Snorkeling
SCUBA diving
203
Dissolved Oxygen
Osmotic Balance
Osmosis
Sound Fixing And Ranging Channel
SOFAR Channel
Benthic zone
Pelagic zone
Littoral zone
Intertidal zone
204
Sublittoral zone
Bathyal zone
Abyssal zone
Hadal zone
Neritic zone
Oceanic zone
Epipelagic zone
Mesopelagic zone
Bathypelagic zone
Abyssopelagic zone
Hadalpelagic zone
Photic zone
Aphotic zone
205
Light-producing organ
Scavenger
206
Kelp bed
Seagrass bed
Eutrophic region
Eutrophication
Oligotrophic region
Plankton
Nekton
207
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Larval form
Meroplankton
Holoplankton
Plankton bloom
Oil droplet
Air bubble
Long spines
Long antennae
Eyespot
208
Diatom
Dinoflagellate
Silica
Silicon Dioxide
SiO2
Pennate shape
Cellulose
Flagella
Toxin
Luminescent
Copepod
Crustacean
Lucifer
209
Arrow worm
Zoea larvae of crab
Submersible vessel
Alvin
Thermal vent
Galapogos Rift Zone
Thermal vent community
Hydrogen Sulfide
H2S
Chemosynthetic
Chemosynthetic bacteria
Riftia
Clam
210
Yellowfin tuna
Upwelling region
Anchovetas
Engraulis ringens
211
Baleen whale
Krill
Sea bottom sediment
Detritus
Luminescent organ
Anomolops katoptron
Angler fish
212
Tuna
Mahimahi
Fish Aggregating Device
FADs
Streamlined
Countershading
Lateral line
213
Cypselurus poeciliopterus
Flying fish
Family Exocoetidae
Taagh
Frigate bird
Fairy tern
Nauru
Guano
Sea snake
Laticauda colubrina
Cobra
Snake eel
Managaha Island
Saltwater crocodile
214
Hawksbill sea turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Green Sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
Wong
Turtle egg
215
Coastal development
Marine pollution
Fishing net
Boat traffic
Bright light
Plastic bag
Styrofoam cup
Turtle shell jewelry
Marine mammal
Whale
Dolphin
Mammary gland
Milk
216
Calf
Flipper
Blue whale
Róós
Baleen
Hunting of whales
Porpoise
Ghuuw
Pod
Echolocation
SONAR
Sound Navigation and Ranging
217
Dugong
Dugong dugong
Wakkeel Leset
Last Updated 3/24/2013