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Diatoms
Marine Algae
Chapter 4
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
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Single-celled protists (algae); part of phytoplankton community
What is a diatom
100
This is a multicellular algae that lives in sunlit waters of the ocean??
What is seaweed
100
He created classification and taxonomy
Who is Carolus Linnaeus
100
The process by which organisms use food to perform their life activities is..?
What is nutrition
100
These grow along the sandy beaches of calm bays
What are marsh grasses
200
Diatoms have a variety of these, which carry out important functions in the cell?
What are organelles
200
The leafy part of the seaweed is called a...?
What is a thallus
200
Humans can be found in this taxonomic category? It is also the name of one of the theme park found at Disney World
What is the animal kingdom
200
This is a protein that regulates the speed of a chemical reaction.
What is an enzyme
200
These anchor mangrove tress into the muddy water
What are prop roots
300
Production in which a single parent is split into two new cells is called
What is asexual reproduction
300
This is a tough, fibrous pad of tissue that anchors Fucus to rocks?
What is a holdfast
300
This is the green pigment that is able to capture the energy in light?
What is chlorophyll
300
These are elements and compounds found in water and soil that do not contain the element carbon
What are minerals
300
This reproductive cell contains the organism's haploid number of chromosomes.
What is a spore
400
You can use this to collect diatoms
What is a plankton net
400
This is the largest seaweed in the ocean?
What is kelp
400
All the instructions for reproduction can be found in these threadlike structures called?
What are chromosomes
400
This is most abundant nutrient in the body. And it is the location of marine biology
What is water
400
This is a name for a plant that does not contain special water-conducting cells
What is nonvascular
500
An algal bloom of diatoms that clouds shallow, coastal waters is...?
What is brown tide
500
This is the most abundant and commercially valuable of all marine algae
What is red algae
500
The process by which organisms derive energy from chemicals in inorganic raw materials is...?
What is chemosyntheis
500
Living things that grow over the surface of substrates are
What are encrusting organisms
500
This chemical, found in kelp, is used in foods, medicines, paints, and paper products?
What is algin