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... cells per liter and divided once each day . It was grazed by a copepod population adjusted to remove 1,000,000 cells per day . Under such conditions , the diatom population would remain in a steady state of 1,000,000 cells per liter ...
... cells per liter and divided once each day . It was grazed by a copepod population adjusted to remove 1,000,000 cells per day . Under such conditions , the diatom population would remain in a steady state of 1,000,000 cells per liter ...
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... cell wall disappears , as does the light - sensitive stigmata . These cells become little more than bags containing chloroplasts . If the above algal cells are removed from the host and grown outside the animal in culture , they will ...
... cell wall disappears , as does the light - sensitive stigmata . These cells become little more than bags containing chloroplasts . If the above algal cells are removed from the host and grown outside the animal in culture , they will ...
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... cells , the cells retain their integrity and are not digested by the animal to obtain nutrients . Thus , the nutrients that pass are in the form of chemical compounds . Energy - containing molecules , such as glycerol , produced by the ...
... cells , the cells retain their integrity and are not digested by the animal to obtain nutrients . Thus , the nutrients that pass are in the form of chemical compounds . Energy - containing molecules , such as glycerol , produced by the ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae