Algae Flashcards
What are the six main types to know?
euglenophyta, strameopiles, dinophyta, rhiodphyta, chlorophyta and charophyta
what photosynthetic pigments are found in euglenophyta?
chlorphyll a and b, and carateniods
what is the carbohydrate storage in euglenophyta?
paramylon
what flagella do euglenophyta have?
2 unequal lengths
what cell wall components do euglenophyta have?
none, just pellicle below plasma membrane
what photosynthetic pigments are found in stramenopiles?
chlorphyll a, c1, or c2, carateniods
what is the dark brown carateniod found in stramenopiles?
fucoxanthin
what flagella does stramenopiles have?
0,1,or 2 unequal lengths lateral or near apex
what are the cell wall components in stramenopiles?
silica, cellulose in algin matrix and some have plasmodesmata
what are conceptides?
pores in the recepticle where gametes are released in fucuses
algae are prokaryotic or eukaryotic
eukaryotic
what kingdom are algae in?
protista
what are the dinophyta
dinoflagella
what are the photosynthetic pigments found in dinophyta
chlorphylla a and c2
what are the photosynthetic pigments found in dinophyta
chlorphyll a and c2, caratenoids
what carbohydrate storage in dinophyta
starch
what flagella do dinophyta have
2; one trailing one girdiling
what are the cell wall components in dinophyta
vesicles beneath plasma membrane
what color algae are the rhodophyta
red algae
what are the photosynthetic pigments found in rhodophyta
chlorophyll a and d, carateniods, and phycobilins
what carbohydrate storage for rhodophyta
floridean starch
what is the difference between regular starch and floridean starch
the way the glucose is bound together
what flagella in rhodophyta
no flagella
what are the cell wall components in rhodophyta
cellulose, microfibrals embeded in galactan matrix
what color are the chlorophyta
green algae
what are the photosynthetic pigments in chromophyta
a and b, caratenoids
what carbohydrate storage in chromophyta
starch
what flagella in chlorophyta
0,2, or 4 located at the apex
what is trailing flagella
tail like
what is girdling flagella
wraps around the girth of organisms
what are the cell wall components in chromophyta
glycoprotein, non-cellulosic polysaccharides, plasmodesmata
what are the charophyta
stoneworts
what are the photosynthetic pigments for charophyta
a and b, carotenoids
what carbohydrates do charophyta store
starch
what flagella do charophyta have
2; subapical
what cell wall components does charophyta have
cellulose and plasmodesmata
