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Larvaceans
Copepods
Nanoplankton
Worms
Crabs
Copepods
The dude from "Monk"
Planktonic chordates
Fish larvae
Deep water crustaceans
Copepods
Arrow worms
Larvaceans
Copepods
Arrow worms
Snail larvae
Detritus feeders
Carnivores
Parasites
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
Plankton and nekton
Decrease in drag
Spines
Small size
Make cells heavier
Are less dense than water
Increase body density
Swim against currents
Do complex math equations
Float on the surface
Spend their entire lives as plankton
Protective coloration
Defensive spines
Dorsal fins
Increasing speed
Decreasing buoyancy
Conserving body heat
Hibernate at night and feed during the day
Stay below the photic zone during the day, and feed at the surface at night.
Migrate up and down but always below the photic zone
Producers and consumers
Detritus
Neither
Bacteria feed on DOM, making it available to others in the food chain that feed on bacteria
Bacteria feed on DOM and thus make it unavailable to other animals
Bacteria cannot utilize DOM
Silicon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Awesomegen
Coasts
Gyres
Upwelling along coasts
Primary production decreases as nutrients increase
Primary production increases as the number of zooplankton increases
Primary production increases as nutrients increase
Temperature changes at the equator
The divergence of equatorial surface currents
The convergence of equatorial surface currents
Relative changes between two pressure systems
Variation in wind speed over the pacific ocean
Relationship between surface area and high altitude pressures
Dim light, but not enough for plant growth
Enough light for primary production for bacteria
No light at all
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Swag
1,000 m
5000 m
10,000 m
In the mesopelagic
Above the mesopelagic
Below the mesopelagic
Specialized eyes
Buoyancy-regulating organs
Light producing organs
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