Algae types

Question 1

Division Chlorophyta

Answer 1

Green Algae. Contains chlorophyll a + b

Question 2

Chlamydomonas

Answer 2

Unicellular green algae. With flagella, eyespot, single chlorophyll

Question 3

Ulva

Answer 3

Edible genus, green algae in blades. Known as sea lettuce

Question 4

Division Chromophyta

Answer 4

Brown,golden-brown and yellow-green algae

Question 5

Brown Algae

Answer 5

Live in cold, shallow saltwater. Thallus made up of holdfast, stipe and bladder

Question 6

Yellow-green and golden brown algae

Answer 6

Mostly found in freshwater, Mobile with a flagella

Question 7

Diatoms

Answer 7

Unicellular, prefers cold water but found from ocean to on trees, spherical or kayak shaped

Question 8

Division Rhodophyta

Answer 8

Red algae with complex anatomy e.g. feathered,branched,flattened blades

Question 9

Tetrasporophyta

Answer 9

Reproductive thallus of red algae

Question 10

Tetrasporangia

Answer 10

Undergo meiosis and form haploid red algae thalli

Question 11

Division Euglenophyta

Answer 11

Thrive in sewage and animal water troughs, can get energy from PhotoSyn and absorbing food

Question 12

Division Dinophyta

Answer 12

Cause of red tides when multiplying more than usually

Question 13

Trichocyst Rod

Answer 13

A defence mechanism for dinoflagellates

Question 14

Division Cryptophyta

Answer 14

Unicellular, found in fresh and saltwater, have plates around their plasma membrane

Question 15

Division Haptophyta

Answer 15

Mostly unicellular with two true flagella and one haptonema, often convered in scales

Question 16

Haptonema

Answer 16

The flagella-like structure that catches food

Question 17

Division Charophytes

Answer 17

Stoneworts, common in ponds and rivers, whorls of branches along an elongated stem