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