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How are algae classified?
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Color, Food, Flagella, Cell Walls, Growth forms, life cycle
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What type of protists are algae?
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Autotrophic
-responsible for providing 50% of oxygen produced on earth |
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Types of algae
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Stramenophiles (brown algae and diatoms)
Rhodophyta (red algae) Chlorophyta (green algae) |
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what type of flagellum do algae have?
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Acronematic (no hairs- smooth)
Pleuronematic (tinsel flagellum) |
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What type of algae are Volvox's?
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forms a spherical colony and posses two flagella and a small eyespot (to swim towards light)
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Supergroup: Chromalveolata
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Diatoms: made of silica
Brown algae: largest and most complex algae -all are multicellular -ex: seaweeds |
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Supergroup: Archaeplastida
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Red Algae
-grow the deepest Green algae -color from yellow and brown carotenoids -unicellular or colonial -ex: volvox -ex: spirogyra -es: ulva Red and green are closest relatives of land plants |
