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Algae
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group name; not specific
-plant like protists -aquatic -have chlorophyll -have accessory pigments |
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plankton/phytoplankton
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community
-aquatic surface (mostly marine) -foundation of marine aquatic food chain |
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Phylum Dinoflagellata (2)
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**store food as starch
**red tide if eutrophication |
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Phylum Chrysophyta (1)
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**golden algae
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Phylum Bacillariophyta (ex; 2)
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ex- diatoms
**store food as oil **diatoms are source of diatomaceous earth- crystal spiky used for gritty things |
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Phylum Euglenophyta (ex; 2)
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ex: euglena
**photosynthestic but can be heterotrophic if light isn't avaliable **eyespot "knows" if there is light (chemical reaction) |
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Phylum Chlorophyta (3)
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**green algae
**combine sexually with alternation of generations **believed to be ancestores to plant kingdom - have chloroplasts |
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alternation of generations
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when a haploid gametophytic alternates with a diploid sprophyte
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Phylums that use alternation of generations (3)
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phaeophyta
rhodophyta chlorophyta |
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Seaweeds (3)
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not a phylum
1. large 2. multicellular 3. marine algae |
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Holdfast
-part of seaweed |
root-like part which anchors seaweeds
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stripe
-part of seaweed |
stem-like which supports seaweeks
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blades
-part of seaweed |
leaf-like
surface area for photosynthesis |
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Phylum Phaeophyta
-phylum of? -3 |
phylum of seaweeds
**brown algae **largest and most complex protists -photosynthetic -use alternations of generations |
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Phylum Rhodophyta
-phylum of? -2 |
red algae
-phylum of seaweeds - use alternation of generations |
