Organism Care
Handling & learning from organisms
In this guide examine organism needs in the context of extreme marine habitats.
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Organism Care Lecture Guide Contents
This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.
Organism Care Objectives
Basic Needs
Provide examples of how limited resources and continual threats can impact organisms; and describe why organism care may need to be altered over time.
Tidal Zones
Describe the risks to organisms in the tidal zone; explain how (and why) life survives in tidal zones; and provide examples of keystone species in the tidal zone and near shore environments.
Coral Reefs
List the characteristics of coral animals; describe the relationship between corals and zooxanthellae; and explain the process of “coral bleaching.”
Marine Invertebrates
For six of the marine invertebrate phyla (Porifera, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Annelida, Crustacea); describe the key characteristics of the phylum; and list examples of organisms in the phylum.
