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Intro Terms
Autotrophy 1,
Unicells 2,
Colonies 3
30  cards
Photosynthesis
O2 rich atmosphere resulted in 3 1,
Light reaction location 2,
Dark reaction location 3
14  cards
Topic 1 Study Questions
Terrestrial environments can have...,
Can algae be found in non aquatic...,
In regards to algal nutrition wha...
12  cards
Topic 2 Study Questions
Describe the equations and the ge...,
Does photosynthesis always produc...,
Describe the role of aquatic alga...
14  cards
Topic 3 Study Questions
Some cyanobacteria form large mou...,
Describe the different types of c...,
Draw a diagram with the different...
24  cards
Lab #2 -- Cyanobacteria
Cell covering 1,
Flagella 2,
Pigments 3
14  cards
Topic 4 Study Questions:Endosymbiosis
Using diagrams describe the gener...,
What form of endosymbiotic proces...,
What level of endosymbiosis are m...
6  cards
Topic 5 Study Questions: Euglenoids
If you want to find euglenoids wh...,
Describe the main features of a e...,
What type of pigments and carbon ...
12  cards
Topic 6 Questions: Cryptomonads
How do cryptomonads move and what...,
Describe the major features of a ...,
What cellular features are respon...
8  cards
Topic 7: Haptophytes
In what type of environments are ...,
Briefly describe the fossil recor...,
What is an haptonema and how is i...
17  cards
Lab #3: Microalgae
Euglenoids supergroup 1,
Euglenoid characters 2,
Euglena 3
20  cards
Topic 8: Dinoflagellates
Describe the ecological importanc...,
Based on cell covering characteri...,
What are thecal plates made of 3
14  cards
Lab #4: Stramenopiles
Stramenopila characters supergroup 1,
Chrysophyceae characters class 2,
Xanthophyceae characters class 3
6  cards
Lab #5: Phaeophyceae
Phaeophyceae characters 1,
Ectocarpus order ectocarpales 2,
Order fucales characters 3
14  cards
Topic 9: Diatoms
What are stramenopiles 1,
Why are diatoms so important in t...,
In which environments do plankton...
22  cards
Lab #6: Rhodophytes, Chlorophytes and Streptophytes
Characteristics of rhodophytes 1,
Genus polysiphonia 2,
Polysiphonia triphasic life cycle 3
11  cards
Topic 10: Other Stramenopiles
Describe the general structure of...,
What does the vegetative state of...,
Chrysophytes produce a characteri...
6  cards
Topic 11: Phaeophyceans (Brown Algae)
Do phaeophyceans have unicellular...,
What is the thallus of pseudopare...,
Describe the 3 main components of...
14  cards
Topic 12: Rhodophyta (Red Algae)
What is the role of encrusting co...,
A crustlike coralline red algae h...,
Indicate two commercial uses of r...
11  cards
Topic 13: Green Algae
In what type of environments can ...,
Describe a chlamydomonas cell 2,
Name one unique characteristic of...
11  cards
Phytoplankton Ecophysiology
Why are phytoplankton so importan...,
Describe the biological carbon pu...,
What is the difference between pr...
22  cards
Seaweed Ecology
What is periphyton 1,
Describe in a diagram the fate of...,
What factors can affect vertical ...
17  cards
Harmful Algal Blooms
Define harmful algal blooms 1,
Why is the term red tide not used...,
Describe the typical phases in a ...
16  cards
Technological Adaptations of Algae
What is the genus of the unicellu...,
Why are algae so effective as bio...,
What is a paleoecological indicat...
11  cards

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