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Unit 3 Section 3
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carotenoid pigments | Plant pigments which range in color from yellow to red |
| fragmentation | Reproduction by breaking into fragments or pieces |
| fucoxanthin | A brown pigment of the algae |
| heterocyst | A large cell commonly found in the blue-green algae. It is believed to be involved in nitrogen fixation and in breaking the chain of a colony |
| kelp | Any one of certain large, tough, brown seaweeds. Kelp is the source of potassium, iodine, algin, and sodium carbonate |
| mucilaginous sheath | |
| phycocyanin | |
| phycoerythrin | |
| pyrenoid | |
| unicellular |