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Are algae prokaryotes ore eukaryotes?
eukaryotes
what kingdom is algae apart of?
Protista
what are the 4 kingdoms of the Eukarya domain?
which is the oldest?
Fungi, Animals, Plants, Protista
-Protista
what pigment is present in red algae to give it its color?
phycobilins
what is "filamentous" algae?
chains of cells attached end to end
Phylum Chlorophyta
*Green algae
-chlorophyll b
-cellulose cell wall
What is a unicellular example of an organism in the Phylum Chlorophyta?
chlamydomonas
what is a stigma?
acts as the eye-spot for Chlamydomonas *helps find environment with optimal light for photosynthesis
what are 2 filamentous examples of an organism in the Phylum Chlorophyta?
Spirogyra
Cladophora
How do spirogyra sexually reproduce?
conjugation and the formation of conjugation tubes
What is an example of a colonial green alga in the phylum chlorophyta?
Volvox
oogamy
a form of sexual reproduction which consists of a large immobile egg being fertilized by a small motile sperm
what are the tiny spheres inside the larger spheres of volvox?
asexually produced daughter cells
which direction does a live volvox colony spin?
clockwise
what is an example of an organism in the phylum phaeophyta?
Fucus, Sargassum
what pigment is present in the phylum phaeophyta to give it its color?
fucoxanthin
conceptacles
tips of Fucus branches that may be swollen and contain oogonia and antherida
what is the female reproductive structure called on a fucus?
oogonia
what is the male reproductive structure called on a fucus?
antherida
what is alginic acid and where does it come from?
hydrophilic substance (absorbs large amounts of water) and is used as an emulsifier in dripless paint, ice cream, cosmetics, etc.
comes from brown algae
what phylum do diatoms belong to?
chrysophyta
what pigments are in the phylum chrysophyta?
chlorophylls a and c, xanthophylls (golden brown color)
what material makes up the cell walls of diatoms?
glass
what do you call fossilized remains of diatoms?
diatomaceous earth
what phylum do dinoflagellates belong to?
pyrrhophyta
what characterizes dinoflagellates?
2 flagella, in equatorial grooves
what phylum do euglenoids belong to?
Euglenophyta
What is an example of an organism belonging to the phylum Euglenophyta?
Euglena