Rhodophyta Flashcards
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What are the pigments in Rhodophyta?
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Chlorophyll a and Phycobilins
2
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What is the sexual life history of Rhodophyta?
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Sporic Meiosis
3
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What is the gamete type of Rhodophyta?
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Oogamy (non-motile sperm)
4
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What is the storage molecule of Rhodophyta?
A
Floridean Starch
5
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What is a primary pit connection?
A
connection between cells having a common parent cell
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What is a secondary pit connection?
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each cell has an original pit connection. Nucleus pinches off and gets donated to the other cell (shared nuclei)
7
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What is uniaxial organization?
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single apical cell
8
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what is multiaxial organization?
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multiple apical cells
9
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What are the three phases in Tri-phasic sporic meiosis life history?
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Gametophyte (n)
Carposporophyte (2n)
Tetrasporophyte (2n)
10
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What are the three types of tetraspores?
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cruciate
tetrahedral
zonate
11
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What Order does Porphyra belong to?
A
Bangiales
12
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What type of alternation of generations does Porphyra undergo?
A
heteromorphic
13
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What is the special phase in Porphyra called?
A
conchocelis phase (gametophyte)
14
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What type of reproductive specialty does Porphyra have?
A
prorotrichogyne
15
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What order does Liagora belong to?
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Nemaliales
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Is Liagora uniaxial or multiaxial?
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multiaxial
17
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What type of alternation of generations does Liagora have?
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heteromorphic
18
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Is Liagora calcified?
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yes
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What order does Trichogloea belong to?
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Nemaliales
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Is Trichogloea uniaxial or multiaxial?
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multiaxial
21
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Is Trichogloea calcified?
A
Calcified core
22
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What order does Galaxaura belong to?
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Nemaliales
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What type of alternation of generations does Galaxuara have?
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Isomorphic
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Is Galaxaura calcified?
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Yes, on the inside
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What order foes Tricleocarpa belong to?
Nemaliales
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What type of alternation of generations does Tricleocarpa have?
heteromorphic
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What order does Asparagopsis belong to?
Bonnemasioniales
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Is Asparagopsis uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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What type of alternation of generations does Asparagopsis have?
heteromorphic - Falkenbergia (diploid tetrasporophyte phase)
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What type of alternation of generations does Corallinales have?
Isomorphic
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Are Corallinales uniaxial or multiaxial?
Multiaxial
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What type of tetraspores do Corallinales have?
Zonate
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What type of reproductive organs do Corallinales have?
Concepticles with osticles (pores)
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What are the calcified segmented portions of the plant called?
Intergeniculum
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What are the uncalcified bendable regions between the intergeniculum called?
geniculum
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What is the porous region allowing for spore dispersal from conceptacles called?
ostioles
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what is the cavity containing the reproductive organs?
conceptacle
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What order is Jania part of?
Corallinales
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What type of alternation of generations does Jania have?
Isomorphic
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What order does Hydrolithion belong to?
Corallinales
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What is Hydrolithion?
Crustose forming coralline (CCA)
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What type of alternation of generations does Hydrolitjion undergo?
isomorphic
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What type of tetraspores doe Gigartinales have?
Cruciate or zoante
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What order does Portieria belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Portieria uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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Is Portieria procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What order does Hypnea belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Hypnea uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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Is Hypnea procarpic or non-procarpic?
Procarpic
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What type of tetraspores does Hypnea have?
zonate
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What is the Hypnea's parasite?
Hypenocolax sellaris
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What order does Gymnogongrus belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Gymnogongrus uniaxial or multiaxial?
Multiaxial
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Is Gymnogongrus procarpic or non-procarpic?
procarpic
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What type of alternation of generations does Gymnogongrus have?
heteromorphic
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What order does Eucheuma belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Eucheuma procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What is special about Eucheuma? Why was it brought to Hawaii?
Carrageenan
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What order does Kappaphycus belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Kappaphycus procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What order does Gibsmithia belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Gibsmithia uniaxial or multiaxial
multiaxial
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Is Gibsmithia procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What type of alternation of generations does Gibsmithia have?
isomorphic
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Is Eucheuma uniaxial or multiaxial?
multiaxial
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Is Kappaphycus uniaxial or multiaxial?
multiaxial
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What order does Dudresnaya belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Dudresnaya uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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Is Dudresnaya procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What order does Preadaea belong to?
Gigartinales
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Is Pradaea uniaxial or multiaxial?
multiaxial
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Is Pradaea procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What order doe Plocamium belong to?
Gigartniales
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Is Plocamium uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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Is Plocamium procarpic or non-procarpic?
Procarpic
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Are the Halymeniales uniaxial or multiaxial?
multiaxial
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What type of alternation of generation do the Halymeniales have?
isomorphic
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Are the Halymeniales procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What order does Halymenia belong to?
Halymeniales
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Is Halymenia uniaxial or multiaxial?
multiaxial
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Is Halymenia procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What order does Grateloupia belong to?
Halymeniales
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Is Grateloupia uniaxial or multiaxial?
multiaxial
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Is Grateloupia procarpic or non-procarpic?
non-procarpic
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What type of alternation of generations does Grateloupia have?
isomorphic
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Are the Gelidiales uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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What type of alternation of generations does Gelidiales have?
isomorphic
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What type of tetraspores does Gelidiales have?
Cruciate
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What order does Pterocladiella belong to?
Gelidiales
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What order does Gelidium belong to?
Gelidiales
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What order does Geilidiella belong to?
Gelidiales
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Are the Gracilariales uniaxial or multiaxial?
Uniaxial
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What type of alternation of generations does Gracilariales have?
isomorphic
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Are Gracilariales procarpic or non-procarpic?
procarpic
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What order does Gracilaria belong to?
Gracilariales
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What type of alternation of generations does Rhodymeniales have?
isomorphic
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What type of tetraspores do Rhodymeniales have?
cruciate or tetrahedral
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Are Rhodymeniales uniaxial or multiaxial
multiaxial
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Are Rhodymeniales procarpic or non-procarpic
procarpic
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What order is Botrycladia skottsbergii part of?
Rhodymeniales
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Is Botrycladia procarpic or non-procarpic?
procarpic
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What type of tetraspores does Botrycladia have?
tetrahedral
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What order does Champia belong to?
Rhodymeniales
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What order does Gelidiosis belong to?
Rhodymeniales
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Is Gelidiopsis procarpic or non-procarpic?
procarpic
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What order does Coelthrix belong to?
Rhodymeniales
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Are the Ceramiales uniaxial or multiaxial?
uniaxial
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What type of alternation of generations does Ceramiales have?
Isomorphic
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Is Ceramiales procarpic or non-procarpic?
procarpic (auxiliary cell forms after fertilization)
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What type of tetraspores does Ceramiales have?
tetrahedral
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What are the guard cells that surround the main axial cell called?
Cortications
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What are the cells surrounding axial cells that are the same length as the axial filament called?
Pericentral
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What are the cells surrounding the axial cells that are different lengths than the axial filament called
Periaxial
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What order does Ceramium belong to?
Ceramiales
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Is Ceramium pericentral or periaxial?
periaxial
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What order does Centroceras belong to?
Ceraminales
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Is Centroceras pericentral or periaxial?
Periaxial
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What order does Spyridia belong to?
Ceraminales
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What order does Griffthsia belong to?
Ceraminales
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What order does Wrangelia elegantissima belong to?
Ceraminales
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What order does Dasya belong to?
Ceraminales
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What order does Martensia belong to?
Ceraminales
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What order does Acanthophora belong to?
Ceraminales
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What order does Chondria belong to?
Ceraminales
125
What order does Laurencia belong to?
Ceraminales
126
What order does Amansia belong to?
Ceraminales
127
What order does Polysiphonia belong to?
Ceraminales
128
Is polysiphonia pericentral or periaxial?
Pericentral
129
What order does Tolypiocladia belong to?
Ceraminales
130
How do pit plugs arise?
incomplete cytokinesis
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What is the staring organism in the reds?
Porphyridium
