stipe, Rather than a stem, kelp have this structure, which serves no function in water & nutrient transport., gas bladder, Bulbs that keep kelp blades afloat., meroplankton, A "floater" only part of an organism's life., bacillus, Rod-shaped bacteria., coccus, Spherical bacteria., spirillum, Spiral-shaped bacteria., oxygen, The products of photosynthesis are glucose and ___________., Lion's Mane, Which jellyfish is the longest plankton?, nekton, Free swimmers., pelagic, Open ocean., benthos, Bottom dwellers, HABs, Lots of toxic algae in the ocean get this nickname., red tides, Karenia brevis causes this phenomenon in the Gulf, holdfast, Larger algae use these structures rather than roots to anchor aquatic organisms., eutrophication, Lots of nitrogen & phosphorus cause this in shallow waters., cyanobacteria, Also called blue-green algae, these are the only photosynthetic bacteria., Rhodophyta, Phylum of the red algae., Phaeophyta, Phylum of the brown algae., Chlorophyta, Phylum of the green algae., giant kelp, The largest seaweed, growing to 100-175 feet tall., mangroves, Trees adapted to brackish water with elaborate root systems., Spirogyra, Volvox, diatoms, Glass-walled, single-celled algae with oil bodies that aid in buoyancy., dinoflagellates, A group of single-celled algae with whip-like tails & are often bioluminescent., phytoplankton, Basis of the marine food chain., megaplankton, The classification of the largest plankton., copepod, epiphytes, Plants that grow on other plants & get nutrients from the air., sea urchins, Organisms that destroy kelp forests but are usually kept under control by sea otters.

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