Phycology/Algology – Algae

Question 1

Archaeplastida
Rhodophyceae
(Red)

Answer 1

1) Chlorophyll A, Phycoerythrin & Phycocyanin
2) Starch
3) Sushi, Agar source, Carageenan
4) Porphyra (nori), Gelidium, Chondrus

Question 2

Archaeplastida
Glaucophyta
(Blue-Green)

Answer 2

1) Chlorophyll A,Phycoerythrin & Phycocyanin
2) Volutin
3) **Procaryotic, no chloroplasts, peptidoglycans
4) Anabena, Oscillatoria

Question 3

Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Charopyta
(Green)

Answer 3

1) Chlorophyll A
2) Starch
3)
4) Chlamydomonas,Desmids, Spirogyra, Volvox, Ulva

Question 4

Chromalveolata
Stramenopile
(Golden-Brown)
Bacillariophyta

Answer 4

1) Chlorophylls A, C; Fucoxanthin
2) Leucosin
3) Silicaceous valves Diatomaceous earth
4) Diatoms

Question 5

Chromalveolata
Stramenopile
(Golden-brown, Brown)

Answer 5

1) Chlorophylls A, C; Fucoxanthin
2) Laminarin
3) Agar source
4) Vaucheria, Kelp, Macrocystis, Laminaria

Question 6

Chromalveolata
Alveolata
[Fire]

Answer 6

1) Chlorophyll A
2) Starch, Fats, & Oils
3) Red tide
4) Peridinium, Gonyaulax Dinoflagellates

Question 7

Excavata
Euglenozoa
[Euglenoids]

Answer 7

1) Chlorophyll A
2) Paramylum
3) Pellicle
4) Euglena