Chapter 9 - Diversity of Life Flashcards
Diatoms are ____-like protists
plant-like
Diatoms are a type of:
algae
Describe structure of diatoms
unicellular plant-like protists that clump together
True or false: diatoms are photosynthetic
True
Where do diatoms live?
fresh and marine environments
What types of shapes can diatoms make?
centric and pennate
What are algae?
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
True or false: brown algae is a part of kingdom protista
FALSE!! - brown algae is large, macroscopic organisms, all multicellular, live in marine environments
Examples of macroscopic multicellular algae
seaweed, kelp