algae

Question 0

iso

Answer 0

same, equal

Question 1

ameb

Answer 1

change, alteration

Question 2

mot

Answer 2

move

Question 3

phag

Answer 3

eat

Question 4

phyc

Answer 4

seaweed, algae

Question 5

pino

Answer 5

drink

Question 6

plasm

Answer 6

form

Question 7

pyr

Answer 7

heat, fire

Question 8

sarc

Answer 8

flesh

Question 9

spor

Answer 9

seed

Question 10

trich

Answer 10

hair

Question 11

troph

Answer 11

nourishment, one who feeds

Question 12

volv

Answer 12

roll, wander

Question 13

zyg

Answer 13

joined together

Question 14

Protista characteristics

Answer 14

1. kingdom was created to solve a classification problem
2. varied group: animal-like Protozoa, plant-like algae
3. evolved 1.5 billion years ago
4. eukaryotic
5. most are unicellular, some multicellular
6. some are colonial
7. asexual and sexual reproduction
8. autotrophic and heterotrophic
9. most are aquatic
10. many are capable of movement

Question 15

algae

Answer 15

1. 30,000 species
2. classified by color
3. autotrophic- contain chlorophyll (producers)
4. plant-like but no vascular (conduction or transport) tissue, no true roots, stems, or leaves
5. simple- no definite tissues
6. aquatic
7. abundant and dominate aquatic environments
8. many forms
9. also found in soil, on most surfaces, on animals

Question 16

importances of algae

Answer 16

1. producers; make up majority of phytoplankton
2. fertilizer
3. iodine, necessary for thyroid gland health, production of thyroxine
4. provides sodium compound (brown algae)
   - smooth ice cream
   - stabilize chocolate milk
   - thicken salad dressing
   - production of paint
   - holds toothpaste together
5. agar, gelling agent used in Petri dishes to grow tissue cultures
6. food
7. can cause water pollution, especially blue green algae
8. red tides
9. used in space to remove carbon dioxide
10. symbiosis
11. glass is made from silica diatoms
12. clean water
13. oxygenate water
14. indicator species
15. diatomaceous earth
    - roads
    - refining gasoline
    - sugar
    - insulation
    - filters
    - scouring powder
    - explosives