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ECOLOGY -is the study of organism relationship of living and

non-living thing.
Narrow coastal strip -the richest, most diverse aquatic habitat.
Limnetic zone - other term of open water.
Population Ecology - study of manner of growth, structure, and
regulation of population organisms.
Epifauna - the animals living on the surface of the sea bed or
riverbed, or attached to submerged objects or aquatic plants.
Synecology - study of group of organisms or species in relation
to their environment.
Infauna - the animals living in the seabed of ocean floor, river, or
lake bed.
Femtoplankton - plankton with size smaller than 0.2 micrometer.
Zooplankton - the primary consumers of diatoms and flagellates.
Paedocypris progenetica - smallest fish in the world.
-1.91⁰e - freezing point of seawater.
Ecosystem Ecology - integrated study of biotic and abiotic
components of ecosystems and their interactions within an
ecosystem framework.
Nekton - technical term use to organisms that has ability to
move against the current.
Population - group organisms belonging to the same species and
living in the same place.
100⁰c -boiling point of the water.
Samar sea - what the particular area of the Philippines does red
tide first occur.
Ecosystem - is an organized and functional unit of variable size
composed of biotic and abiotic parts w/c interact.
Protein, Lipids - give the example of organic compound.
Holoplankton - the plankton that spend their entire life being a
plankton.
Harmful algal blooms (HAB`S) - the correct term use when
there is food poisoning caused by aquatic products.
Pyrodinium bahamense - common caused of red tide in the
Philippines.
Biosphere - term used to describe the combination of every
ecosystem on the planet.
A. Mackerel- following does not belong to the group.
Twilight zone - known “ mesopelagic zone ” exist roughly 200-
1000 meters below the surface.
B. The organisms cannot tolerate its new surroundings and
subject to death - What happen if a benthic organisms move
from benthic communities to pelagic communities.
5 Main characteristics common to all ecosystem
• They contain diff. plants and animals.
• All organisms interact w/ each other mainly for food.
• Living things interact w/ their environment.
• Energy flows in an ecosystem in a one way direction.
• Matter or nutrients in the ecosystem goes through cycle.