Biology
Antheridium
Male reproductive structure in some algae and plants
free floaters
type of thallus that is not attached to anything
mildow
white and fuzzy
red algae
multicellular
live in oceans
used for ice cream and conditioner
used in Asian foods
hold fasts
type of thallus that clings to something
mold
black and below the surface
green algae
unicellular
colonies
fresh and salt water
closely related to green plants
sessile
Describes an organism that remains attached to a surface for its entire life and does not move; asexual
slime mold
reproduce by fruity bodies
fruiting bodies produce spores
looks like amoeba before spores form
brown algae
seaweed
brown, green, yellow, orange, and black
attach to rocks
have air bladder
giant kelp can be 100 m long
used as food thickener
fungus
heterotrophs
cell walls made of cellulose
many have flagella
molds: slime, water and downey
Protists
Unicellular organisms that have a nucleus
thallus
stems of algae
water and downy
live in moist places
feed on dead organisms
land and water mold are parasitic
caused potato famine
Microscopic
A characteristic of protists that makes it impossible to see with the naked eye