Chapter 9 - Diversity of Life Flashcards

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Diatoms are ____-like protists

A

plant-like

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2
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Diatoms are a type of:

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algae

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3
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Describe structure of diatoms

A

unicellular plant-like protists that clump together

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4
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True or false: diatoms are photosynthetic

A

True

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5
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Where do diatoms live?

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fresh and marine environments

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6
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What types of shapes can diatoms make?

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centric and pennate

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7
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What are algae?

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informal term for a large, diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms that are not necessarily closely related. live in aquatic environments, photosynthetic, no plant tissues

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8
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True or false: brown algae is a part of kingdom protista

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FALSE!! - brown algae is large, macroscopic organisms, all multicellular, live in marine environments

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9
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Examples of macroscopic multicellular algae

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seaweed, kelp

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