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9 Cards in this Set
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Brown Algae |
-Kingdom; chromalveolata --Phylum; phaeophyta -Color; brown -Cell Wall; cellulose, alginic acid -Cell Arrangement; multicellular -Photosynthetic Pigments; chlorophyll a and c, xanthophylls -Sex Repro; yes -Storage Material; carbs -Pathogenicity; none -(Macrocystis porifera) -fast growth rate in coastal waters -Algin extracted from cell walls used as food thickener or tires -(Laminaria japonica) used to induce vaginal dilation before surgical entry |
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Red Algae |
-Kingdom; Archaeplastida --Phylum; Rhodophyta -Color; reddish -Cell Wall; cellulose -Cell Arrangement; multicellular -Photosynthetic Pigments; chlorophyll a, d, phycobiliproteins -Sex Repro; yes -Storage Material; glucose polymer -Pathogenicity; a few produce toxins -(Microcladia) -greater ocean depths -red color allows for blue light absorption -agar for micro and carrageenan (Irish Moss) |
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Green Algae |
-Kingdom; Viridiplantae --Phylum; Chlorophyta -Color; green -Cell Wall; cellulose -Cell Arrangement; uni (Chlamydomonas) & multi (Ulva) -Photosynthetic Pigments; chlorophyll a, b -Sex Repro; yes -Storage Material; glucose polymer -Pathogenicity; none -believed to have given rise to terrestrial plants -(Chlamydomonas) 2 whip-like flagellum |
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Green Algae Life Cycle (Ulva) |
--1.(asex) Mitosis --2.(asex) Growth 3.(sex); Gamete Formation 4.(sex); Fertilization 5.(sex); Zygote Formation 6.(sex); Meiosis 7.(sex);Growth |
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Diatoms |
-Kingdom; Chromalveolata (--Stramenopila) --Phylum; Bacillariophyta -Color; brownish -Cell Wall; pectin & silica (together like petridish) -Cell Arrangement; uni -Photosynthetic Pigments; chlorophyll a, c, carotene, xanthophylls -Sex Repro; yes -Storage Material; oil -Pathogenicity; Domoic acid toxin -(Eunotia serra) grows in acidic water. - Domoic acid from mussels, memory loss and diarrhea. demoic acid toxidosis kills hundreds of mammals in California. |
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Dinoflagellates |
-Kingdom; Chromalveolata --Phylum; Dinoflagellates -Color; brownish -Cell Wall; cellulose in plasma membrane (ridgid) -Cell Arrangement; unicellular -Photosynthesis Pigments; chlorophyll a, c, carotene; xanthins -Sex Repro; in a few -Storage material; starch -Pathogenicity; neurotoxins -unicellular, collectively called plankton -2 perpendicular flagellum beat simultaneously causing spin -(Karenia brevis) collectively disrupted by fish release neurotoxins killing fish. -Genus (Alexandrium) release saxitoxins causing paralytic shellfish poisoning in humans who consume mollusks dwelling in red tides. -(Gambierdiscustoxicus) cause ciguatera when concentrated in large fish (South Pacific) -(Pfiesteria) cause massive fish death on Atlantic |
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Oomycota (water molds) |
-Kingdom; Chromalveolata --Phylum; Oomycota -Color; colorless white -Cell Wall; cellulose -Cell Arrangement; multicellular -Photosynthetic Pigments; none -Sex Repro; yes (similar to Zygomycota) -Storage Material; none -Pathogenicity; parasitic -fungus-like decomposers -produce sac like spores (sporangium) w/ 2 flagellum called zoospores. -many terrestrial oos are plant parasites, one little blossum or seedling can cause millions worth of ag. damage. |
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Oomycota Life Cycle |
1.(sex); Veg. hyphae grow on orgo.matter. --2.(asex); Hyphae produce sporangia --3.(asex);Motile zoospores swim from sporangium --4.(asex); On suitable substrate zoospore germinates to produce hyphae 5.(sex); Male and female hyphae produced 6.(sex); Male antheridial hyphae grow around female oogonium inserting nuclei. 7.(sex); Zygotes released 8.(sex); Zygote germinates |
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Oomycota Species |
-(Saprolegnia ferax) decomposes fish. -(Phytophthora infestans) great potato blight today infecting soybeans, cocoa. -(P. cinnamoni) infects eucalyptus trees. -(P. ramorum) sudden oak death in Cali. also infects redwoods. |