Packet 8: Tossup 18

These organisms appear to violate the competitive exclusion principle in their namesake “paradox” due to having high biodiversity despite existing (-5[1])in the same habitat. (-5[1])Some biologists humorously consider the largest bony fish in the world, the ocean sunfish, to be the largest species of these organisms. (-5[1])Possibly climate-influencing sulfate aerosols are released by photosynthetic types (15[1])of these organisms (15[1]-5[1])such (-5[1])as (*) diatoms (10[2]-5[3])(“DIE-uh-tomz”). These organisms (10[1])are contrasted with nekton, (10[1])which (-5[1])unlike them are able to swim against the current. (10[1])There (10[1])are “phyto-” (“FYE-toh”) and “zoo-” (10[2]-5[1])(”ZOH-oh”) (10[1])varieties (10[1])of, for (10[1])10 (10[1])points, (10[2])what (10[1])very small (10[1])marine organisms? (10[4])■END■ (10[3])

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