Amoeba Flashcards

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Amoeba

A

no shape, move with PSEUDOPODIA

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2
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Paramecium

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found in water, covered by CILLIA

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Diatoms

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single celled algae that secrete a wall made of silica

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What is the function of chloroplasts?

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carry out photosynthesis

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5
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What is the function of oil droplets in diatoms?

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buoyancy

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Dinoflagellates

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secretes cell wall of cellulose

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7
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Why are leaves green?

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chlorophyll

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8
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Spirogyra-Algae

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look like worms, lines across

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Ulva

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looks like a lettuce, green

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10
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Enteromorpha

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grassy volcano

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Red algae

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green covered up by red pigment that gives them their name

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12
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Calcium carbonate

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“coral-like” feeling

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13
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Joints

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prevents breaking

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14
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Brown algae - large species

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kelp

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15
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Holdfast

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root ike but do not conduct nutrients

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16
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Blades

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“leafs” attached to thallus, produce photosynthesis

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Stipe

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stem like

18
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Pnematocyst

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prevents from algae falling on floor & allow it to grow towards sunlight

19
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Kelp- macrocystis

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looks like seawood,

20
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Bgregia

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hairy like algae

21
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Sargassum

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leafy plant