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Plankton
Riley Glover
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What are organisms drift with ocean currents?
Plankton
Which organisms drift with the ocean's current?
Organisms that drift with the ocean's currents include plankton, jellyfish, and larvae of marine organisms. These organisms rely on ocean currents for transportation, dispersal, and feeding opportunities as they move through the water column.
Organisms that drift with ocean currents are called .?
Plankton
What are the 3 groups of ocean life?
plankton-organisms that drift with ocean currents. nekton-are free swimmers. they are able to move through the ocean waters in search of food. benthos-are bottom dwellers. organisms that live on or below the ocean bottom
Is longshore drift the cause or effect of a longshore current. Explain?
effect. longshore drift is the combined effect of sediments moved by longshore currents and and beach drift. longshore currents are ocean currents that flow parallel to the coast while beach drift is the resultant zigzag movement along the beach.
What is the Difference between drift and ocean current?
ocean currents can be warm or cold.they are streams of water flowing constantlyon the ocean surface.
Is it true that the jellyfish swim by waving their tentacles?
No, they more or less drift in the ocean currents
What is a leeward drift?
A leeward drift occurs when wind and water currents push floating materials or marine organisms to the downwind or down-current side of an obstacle, such as an island or a coral reef. This can affect the distribution of species, as well as the movement of debris or pollution in the ocean.
Is krill nekton?
The term "plankton" refers to organisms that drift with the ocean's currents. Although some krill can swim and would thus be classed as "nekton," since they can move independently of the currents, most are considered plankton.
Describe how the rotation of earth modifies ocean currents in the northern hemisphere?
The rotation of the Earth causes the Coriolis effect, which deflects ocean currents to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. This results in ocean currents flowing clockwise in the northern part of the ocean basins. The Coriolis effect influences the direction and shape of major ocean currents like the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift.
How did continental drift affect temperature and precipitation patterns around the planet?
Continental drift affect temperature and precipitation patterns around the planet by changing ocean currents
Is the ocean sunfish a plankton?
The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, is not a plankton. Its a nekton which means it has the ability to swim and direct itself through waters. It can decide where to go and can fight against some ocean currents. Plankton cannot do this, they drift along with the currents.
