Brown Algae Flashcards
When did Brown Algae arise?
~500 mya
What Empire are Brown Algae part of?
Eukaryota
What Kingdom are Brown Algae part of?
Chromista
What Phylum are Brown algae part of?
Ochrophyta
What does CER stand for?
Chloroplastic Endoplasmic Recticulum
How was CER formed?
Secondary Endosymbiosis
What is the purpose of a pyrenoid?
Carbon Dioxide fixation
What are the main pigments of Brown Algae?
Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll c, Fucoxanthin and Siphonoxanthin
What are the storage products of Brown Algae
Laminarin starch and mannitol sugar
What type of reproduction do Brown Algae have?
Sporic Meiosis
How many flagella do gametes have?
2
What are the two flagella the gametes have and what are their function?
Wiplash-Movement and tinsel type-chemosensory
How are the flagella inserted into the gamete?
Laterally
What is it called when the flagella are the same length?
Isokonts
What is it called when the flagella are different lengths?
heterokonts
Plurilocs are the site of what?
Mitosis
Unilocs are the site of what?
Meiosis
What order is Ecotocarpus part of?
Ectocarpales
What order is Chnoospora part of?
Ectocarpales
What life history does Chnoospora probably have?
Heteromorphic
What order is Colpomenia sinuosa part of?
Ectocarpales