Cyanobacteria
The first cyanobacteria, still around today.
What are stromatolites?
Light that plants can use.
What is photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)?
The approximate number of species.
What is >7000?
Their relevant photosynthetic pigments.
What are chlorophyll a and phycocyanin?
The two phylum the title relates to.
What are Chlorophyta and Streptophyta?
A spore that allows for dormancy
What is the akinete?
The color of low energy light.
What is purple?
Red algae energy storage.
What is floridean starch?
Unique layer present in their chloroplasts.
What is the peptidoglycan layer?
Where starch is stored.
What is the chloroplast?
A cell for fixing nitrogen
What is a heterocyte?
The color of high energy light.
What is red?
Functionally similar to plasmodesmata.
Where starch is stored.
What is the cytoplasm?
Relevant photosynthetic pigments.
What are chlorophyll "a" and "b"?
Something that produces it's own food
What is an autotroph?
Pigment sets that reflect green light.
What are the chlorophylls?
An absent cell form in red algae life cycles.
What are flagellated cells?
Shared motility trait with other green algae.
What are the flagella?
Used in place of the phragmoplast, specifically in Chlorophyta.
What is the phycoplast?
Where photosynthesis takes place, unbounded.
What is the thylakoid membrane?
Pigment that reflects yellow light.
What are carotenoids?
Four possible growth forms.
What are unicellular, filamentous, plumose, and laminate?
Sexual reproduction form.
What is a mystery?
The sort of grouping "Green Algae" represents.
What is a paraphyletic group?