Amoeba Flashcards
(21 cards)
Amoeba
no shape, move with PSEUDOPODIA
Paramecium
found in water, covered by CILLIA
Diatoms
single celled algae that secrete a wall made of silica
What is the function of chloroplasts?
carry out photosynthesis
What is the function of oil droplets in diatoms?
buoyancy
Dinoflagellates
secretes cell wall of cellulose
Why are leaves green?
chlorophyll
Spirogyra-Algae
look like worms, lines across
Ulva
looks like a lettuce, green
Enteromorpha
grassy volcano
Red algae
green covered up by red pigment that gives them their name
Calcium carbonate
“coral-like” feeling
Joints
prevents breaking
Brown algae - large species
kelp
Holdfast
root ike but do not conduct nutrients
Blades
“leafs” attached to thallus, produce photosynthesis
Stipe
stem like
Pnematocyst
prevents from algae falling on floor & allow it to grow towards sunlight
Kelp- macrocystis
looks like seawood,
Bgregia
hairy like algae
Sargassum
leafy plant