Kelp Anatomy
Kelp Forest Anatomy
Kelp Reproduction
Kelp Uses
Threats to Kelp Forests
100
The process by which kelp gain energy.
What is photosynthesis?
100
Kelp forests are found in waters of these kind of temperatures.
What is cold temperatures?
100
This is created when male and female gametophytes fertilize on the seafloor.
What is Sea Kelp?
100
Sea kelp stimulates your metabolism. It can be eaten as a snack for health reasons.
What is a Dietary Supplement?
100
This spiny organism feeds on the holdfast of kelp.
What is a Sea Urchin?
200
Kelp can grow this much in just a day.
What is 2 feet?
200
This kind of substrate must be present for kelp beds to attach.
What is hard substrate?
200
Sporophyll can contain this amount of spores.
What is billions?
200
Full of iodine, which helps speed up your body's natural growth and helps fight thyroid diseases.
What is Sea Kelp Pills?
200
This global environmental process is heating up our oceans which contributes to the destruction of our kelp forests.
What is Global Warming?
300
This is known as the dense surface that is created when kelp growth is vigorous.
What is a canopy?
300
Kelp beds are found in areas where they have a lot of exposure to this so they may use it for photosynthesis.
What is light?
300
The gametophyte is comprised of this.
What is male and female gametophytes?
300
Sea kelp helps with this body process of cleaning out your system by providing you with essential nutrients and vitamins.
What is Detoxification?
300
This along with pollution cause kelp forests to diminish.
What is freshwater runoff?
400
This keeps the kelp from being swept away.
What is holdfast?
400
This compound along with nitrate are essential nutrients to kelp forest productivity.
What is phosphate?
400
The sporophyte generation produces spores that develop into this generation.
What is gametophyte?
400
Kelp is used as a thickener in this and adds a lot of nutrients to them.
What is body wash?
400
Storms at sea cause this to happen to kelp.
What is uprooting?
500
One kelp is called this.
What is a frond?
500
A majority of kelp forests are found on this side of the earth, which are areas where upwelling is extensive.
What is western continental margins?
500
This generation forms the large leafy plants on kelp.
What is sporophyte?
500
This is found in kelp and it's used as a stabilizing agent.
What is Alginate?
500
This combined with kelp can be used as fertilizers.
What is potash?
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