Algae Flashcards

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Stramenophiles “Straw hair”

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have flagella with hair-like extensions-mobility
Stramen=Straw
pilus=hair

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Types of stramenophiles

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Diatoms
Gomycetes
Golden algae
brown algae

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Diatoms

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Live in marine and freshwater
phytoplankton microbal community
multiple shapes and sizes
unicellular
cell wall=silica

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Oomycetes

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water molds
grow like a fungus
contain Hyphae, decomposers
cell wall made of cellulose
no chitin and flagellated cells

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Golden algae

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unicellular
mostly freshwater
have two flagella of unequal length

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Brown algae

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Multicellular
marine only
kelps and seaweeds
unique growing

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Archaeplastida

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plants and protists
helped other plants transfer to land
helpful=large seaweed feed marine life=food source
harmful-algae blooms-produce toxins+delepete oxygen green +red algae

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Red algae

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mostly marine, some freshwater+land
Lack flagella
unicellular-cyanidium-live in hot springs,gladeria-live in dark,salty, metallic habitat
circular
multicellular-Porphyra-used to wrap sushi,coralline-coral,polysiphonia-grows on rocks, docks,and more

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green algae-freshwater

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closely related to plants-cactus
contain flagella
unicellular-chlorophytes-small marine phytoplankton, Dunalileia-marine organisms
Multicellular-charophytes-freshwater,B-braunii-used petroleum and oil generation

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