Unit 3 Flashcards
Stramenophiles
Hiary flagellu, diatoms, brown algae, all multicellular organisms,
Alveolates
Monophyletic group, alveoli,
(Dinoflagellates, apicomplexans, ciliates)
Rhizarians
monophyletic groups, vary morphologically
-amoebas - thread-like pseudopodia
Unikonta
Ameobozoans, Opisthokonts
Archaeplastida
monophyletic group - ancestor engulfed a cyanobacterium
Red
multicellular, have an accessory pigment that masks chlorophyll green (phycoerythrin)
Green algae
Paraphyletic group, lot of diversity
-Chlorophyts and charophytes are types
Chlorophytes
Diverges earlier on, mostly freshwater, unicellular or multicellular, sexual & asexual reproduction, 2 flagella
Charophytes
Share common ancestor with land plants - critical in movement of land plants to land habitat
Evidence of Plants from green algae
-Rings of cellulose-synthesizing proteins in cell wall
Sporopollenin
-protection against desiccation, oxidation, UV radiation, other insults