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Multicellular Algae
Multicellular Algae & Plant Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 3 algae phyla? | Rhodophyta (red algae); Chlorophyta (green algae); Phaeophyta (brown algae) |
| What is the algae classification? | Aqueous Plantlike autotrophic eukaryotes |
| What are the 3 phyla based on? | color; chlorophyll; food-storage substance; cell wall composition |
| What is an example of colonial algae? | Volvox (Globe Algae) |
| What are some multicellular algae? | Macrocystis (KELP), Ulva lactuca (SEA LETTUCE), Enteromorpha (TUBE ALGAE) |
| Does algae have true roots, stems or leaves? | NO |
| What is the "body" of the algae called? | Thallus |
| What are the "leaves" of algae called? | Frond |
| What is "1 Leaf" of algae identified as? | Blade |
| What is the "stem" of algae called? | Stipe |
| What are the "Air bladders" of the algae are called? | Pneumatocysts |
| How do algae reproduce? | sexually (meiosis) & asexually (mitosis) |
| The sperm and eggs of algae are called | gametes |
| Algae reproduce when they are __________________ | under environmental stress |
| What are some examples of Chlorophyta (green algae)? | spirogyra, ulva, chlamydomonas |
| How does Chlorophyta store food? | as a starch |
| Habitat of Chlorophyta? | fresh & marine water, moist surfaces |
| What species does Chlorophyta have a symbiotic relationship with? | lichens |
| How many species of Chlorophyta exist? | 7,000 species of Chlorophyta |
| Habitat of Phaeophyta? | cooler marine habitats |
| How do Phaeophyta store food? | as a carbohydrate called laminarin |
| This the most multi-cellular and largest protists | Phaeophyta |
| Examples of Phaeophyta include | Kelps & seaweeds such as laminaria and fucus |
| How many species of Phaeophyta exist? | 1,500 species of Phaeophyta |
| How many species of Rhodophyta exists? | 4,000 species of Rhodophyta |
| What is the habitat of Rhodophyta? | deep warm marine waters, some freshwater |
| What does the body of Rhodophyta consist of? | Cell walls which includes cellulose and algae and carrageenan, a gelling agent in yogurt and cheeses. |
| Common examples of plantae inlcude | Golden rod, poison ivy, Virginia creeper, pickleweed, phragmites, spartina |
| Some examples of plants in the marine environment inlcude | seagrasses (Eelgrass), salt marsh plants (Phragmites, Cordgrass, Salt grass, Salt Hay) |
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