Marine Bio 4.03

r 1. Name two types of sickness you can raise up from phytoplankton in Florida, and describe how you can get them. What symptoms led to the diagnosis of our patients? round of the major diseases argon NSP, and PSP which typically come from Brevetoxins, Saxitoxins, Gonyautoxins, & many more. The typical symptoms includerespiratory distress, hypersensitized reactions and skin conditions 2. Explain how an HAB outbreak can have a devastate economic impact.The impact can be devastating because there are assortments of the fish that are caught that may have been contaminated with toxic algae and many fish are killed as a result. 3. Why do you think it can be difficult to determine the causes of HAB related illnesses and events? some of the symptoms are like every sickness which include sniffling, coughing, sneezing, running nose, fretful eyes and a sore throat. it may be confused as a common cold or fever. 4. Summarize how the conditions found in the Gulf of Mexico contribute to the overgrowth of phytoplankton.The Gulf of Mexico is a highly polluted area, due to the run-off from the coasts. Run-off comes in the from fertilizers and pesticides from agriculture that often collect in rivers that some of the time flows rightinto the Gulf. 5. Explain how a Harmful Algal kick can impact an ecosystem. Many of the harmful algal blooms release toxins as they grow larger. Algae blooms grow quickly. As they grow they starve the denudate of oxygen andblock sunlight which many aquatic plants and animals need to survive. 6.