Lecture 9 (Glaucophyta and Rhodophyta)) Flashcards
1
Q
What are plastids/cyanelles?
A
Special chloroplasts that have primitive features like peptidoglycan cell wall which is evidence for endosymbiotic theory
2
Q
Define phycoerythrin
A
pigment that gives red colour found in rhodophytes
3
Q
Define heteromorphic
A
Sporophyte and gametophyte look different
4
Q
Define isomorphic
A
Sporophyte and gametophyte look the same
5
Q
What is a sporophyte
A
The diploid, asexual phase of the alternation of generations of a species
6
Q
What is a gametophyte
A
The haploid, sexual phase in the alternation of generations of a species
7
Q
how many diploid phases are in a triphasic life cycle?
A
two diploid phases
8
Q
What is spermatia
A
sperm cells without flagella so they can only move with the water current
9
Q
Define carpogonium
A
female sex cell in red algae
