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organisms produce their own light
class of lobster and shrimp
phylum with foot, mantle, and radula
symmetry in cnidarians
class of oysters and clams
how dolphins and whales locate food
ecosystem created by dead whale
class with hair, endothermic, live birth
phylum of sponges
stinging cells of cnidarians
where fresh and saltwater meet
class with cartilage, Ampullae of Lorenzini, and oily liver
mammal order that includes manatees and dugongs
mammal order with fluke tail, blubber, blowhole, and baleen or teeth
whales are considered a ______resource
produce 70% of the oxygen on earth
algae that live inside coral polyps and provide nutrients
how do sponges feed
most destructive form of overfishing
tropical ecosystem with great diversity
living on the bottom or seafloor
unintended catching of marine life
phylum with water vascular system, tube feet and radial symmetry
raising fish with 10x the amount of fish to get 1 fish
Agnatha are missing this
sponges and corals do not move
class with bony skeleton, swim bladder and scales
plants provide food, oxygen and _____or homes
class that has webbed feet, fly underwater, and have bill adaptations
eat sea urchins which feed on kelp
greatest challenge for a plant to adapt to the sea
eggs hatch inside and appears to give live birth
class of cuttlefish and squid
improvements in _____ contributed to overfishing
temporary suspension of fishing
corals lose their symbiotic algae due to temperature rise
never fully goes away and dangerous to marine life when ingested
taking more of a fish species quicker than it can reproduce

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Chapter 23 Animals

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Invertebrates

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