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Lecture 1 DA Algae Flashcards

1
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Where did plants originate from?

A

Water.

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2
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Do non-plant life have chlorophyll?

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Yes.

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3
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Are all plants involved in photosynthesis?

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Yes.

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4
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What did most land plants evolve from?

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Ancestral green algae.

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5
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What did most marine plants evolve from?

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Ancestral red algae.

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6
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Are green algae multyi-cellular?

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Yes.

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7
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Are cyanobacteria considered to be plants?

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No, theyre classified as bacteria.

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8
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What is the colour of plants based on the depth of water?

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Green at the surface, and towards brown and red as you go deeper.

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9
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What are the three sailinity types and their concentrations?

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Fresh - 0ppm
Brackish - 0.5-30ppm
Sea - 30-50ppm

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10
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What are the 5 types of classification for algae?

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Pigment
Chloroplast structure
Food storage
Cell wall composition
Flagellation
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11
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What is the strongest wavelength?

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Green

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12
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What is the most common phytoplankton?

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Diatom/bacillariophyta

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13
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What is the architecture of datoms?

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Unicellular or colonial

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14
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Are diatoms motile?

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No.

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15
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What types of raphe do diatoms have, and which is best for floating?

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Centric or pennate

Centric is best for floating

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16
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Why can diatoms be used as an indicator for fresh water (2)?

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They have pH sensitivity, and sink with poor nutrient conditions.

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17
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Do diatoms produce toxins?

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Some do

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18
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How do diatoms reproduce?

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Asexually

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19
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What are diatoms encased in?

A

Frustule

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20
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What colour are chrysophyra?

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golden

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21
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What salinity can chrysophyta live in and are they motile?

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Mostly fresh water.

Can be both motile or non-motile.

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22
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How can chrysophyta be used as a clean water indicator?

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They grow better in clean water and bloom with high nutrients.

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23
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How do chrysophyta reproduce?

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Asexually

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24
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What is the architecture of chrysophyta?

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Unicellular, colonial and siphonous (hollow tubular colony)

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25
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Are green algae always green?

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No, some have other pigments

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26
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What are the three main classes of green algae?

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Chlorophyceae
Ulvophyceae
Charophyceae

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27
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Are green algae motile?

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Only with flagella

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28
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What is the architecture of green algae?

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Colonial or unicellular

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29
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What class do desmids fall under (green algae)?

A

Charophyceae

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30
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How can charophyceae be used as a fresh water indicator?

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They have reduced numbers in dirty water.

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31
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What is the structure of green algae?

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2 filamentous forms, branched and unbranched
Basal filaments hold upright filaments, which also branch
Can also be siphonous - hollow tubes, have large ends called utricles

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32
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In green algae reproduction, which is larger, male or females?

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Females

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33
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What is the importance of chlorophytes (3)?

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Food source
Coral reefs
Pollution indicators

34
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What do cyanobacteria produce for nitrogen fixation?

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Heterocysts

35
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Are cyanobacteria motile?

A

Yes, they are motile by gliding

36
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What is the structure of cyanobacteria?

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Filamentous with a gelatinous sheath.

37
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What is the food product of cyanobacteria?

38
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In what environment do cyanobacteria thrive in?

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Nitrogen-rich

39
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Are cyanobacteria colonial or unicellular?

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Can be both

40
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How are cyanobacteria classified?

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Branched and unbranched

Can also have true and false branching

41
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What is characterisic of a cyanobacteria bloom (4)?

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Is oily and doesn’t allow light to penetrate, killing what’s below
Also produces toxins
Has a bad odour

42
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How many flagella do dinoflagellata have?

A

2, one is hidden inside

43
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What are the primary producers of coral reefs, and why?

A

Dinoflagellates, they produce glycerol necessary for coral reef formation.

44
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Do dinoflagellata exhibit bioluminescence?

A

Yes, via luciferase

45
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Are euglenophyta colonial or unicellular?

A

Mostly unicellular

46
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What water type do euglenophyta live in?

A

Mostly fresh water

47
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How do euglenophyta reproduce?

48
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True or false

Euglenophyta are not phagocytic

49
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Are euglenophyta motile?

50
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How do euglenophyta move towards light?

A

An eyespot.

51
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What is a lorica?

A

A protective sheath on euglenophyta

52
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How can euglenophyta be used as an environmental marker?

A

They thrive in polluted areas.

53
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What colour are phaeophyta?

54
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Do all phaeophyta float?

A

No, some can be filamentous or siphonous

55
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What is the purpose of floating?

A

Allows better light access

56
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What is characteristic of phaeophyta?

A

They have an air filled bladder

57
Q

Where is alginic acid for agar gel use derived from?

A

Phaeophyta cell wall

58
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How many cell cycles do phaeophyta have?

A

2, sporic meiosis and another with fucus

59
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Describe sporic meiosis.

A

Has an equal number of males and female gametes, and are equal sizes.

60
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Describe phaeophyta fucal reproduction.

A

Cant see the reproductive organ, male and female gametes are produced in a receptacle

61
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What colour are rhodophyta?

62
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Where are rhodophyta found?

A

Deeper in the ocean

63
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What does rhodophyta store?

A

A starch compound similar to amylopectin

64
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What are the three zones created by tidal movement?

A
  • Littorial - above tidal zone, gets sprays, not submerged but is moist.
  • Eulittorial - low/high tide mark, exposed during low tide.
  • Sublittorial - below low tide, no exposure, always submerged.
65
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What effect does the sun have on algae morphology?

A

Makes the colour of algae depth dependent

66
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How does pH affect algae?

A

pH affects photosynthesis.

CaCO3 can precipitate at higher temperatures, changing the H+ levels and affecting photosynthesis.

67
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What is the pH of open water?

68
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What is the pH of rock pools?

69
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What can be used as a high acidity indicator?

A

High filamentous algae levels

70
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What can be used as an indicator for acidity due to chemicals/acid rain?

A

Low planktonic algae levels

71
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Regarding the presence of algae, what happens with a pH of

A

Most algae and diatoms disappear

72
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Which algae blooms with a low N:P ratio?

A

Cyanobacteria

73
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Which algae blooms with a high N:P ratio?

A

Green flagellate/diatoms

74
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What pigments do diatoms/baccilariophyta contain (4)?

A
  • Chlorophylls a + c (c1+c2)

- Fucoxanthin (carotenoid)

75
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What pigments do chrysophyta contain (4)?

A
  • Chlorophylls a + c (c1+c2)

- Fucoxanthin (carotenoid)

76
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What pigments do chlorophyta contain (2)?

A

Chlorophyll a and b

Note - Not all are green, some have carotenoids and xanthophyll

77
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What pigments do cyanobacteria contain (3)?

A
  • Chlorophyll a
  • Phycobillin (2)
  • -Phycocyanin-blue
  • -Phycoerythrin
78
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What pigments do dinoflagellata contain (3)?

A
  • Chlorophylls a+c2

- Peridinin (carotenoid)

79
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What pigments do euglenophyta contain (3)?

A
  • Chlorophylls a+b

- Carotenoids

80
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What pigments do phaeophyta contain (4)?

A
  • Chlorophylls a+c (c1+c2)

- Fucoxanthin (carotenoid)

81
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What pigments do rhodophyta contain (4)?

A
  • Chlorophyll a
  • Carotenoids
  • Phycobilins
  • -R-phycoerythrin
  • -R-phycocyanin

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