Details Title: Phaeophytes (Brown Algae) Lecture Description: terms and concepts and taxonomic branches Total Flash Cards: 17 Created: 07/08/2009 18:26:50		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Plant Sciences Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term what is the life cycle of a phaeophyte? Definition sporic meiosis Term what is sporic meiosis? Definition multicellular in both haploid and diploid, aka alternation of generations; the organism changes phases through repeated rounds of meiosis and fertilization Term draw the life-cycle (-line ;)) of sporic meiosis Definition sporophyte->spore->gametophyte->gamete Term what is the diploid individual called? Definition sporophyte Term what is the haploid individual called? Definition gametophyte Term Phaeophytes are part of which phylum, also called? Definition Heterkontophyta, Stramenopiles Term what pigment do Phaeophytes (and most Heterokonts) have? Definition fucoxanthin Term what chlorophyll do Phaeophytes have? Definition a+c Term how would you describe the structural similarity between seaweed and plants? Definition analogous Term how do Phaeophytes store their carbohydrate? Definition As laminarin Term what is the body of a seaweed called? Definition a thallus, pl. thalli Term name the food species of Phaeophytes (three) Definition Laminaria (kombu), Porphyra (nori), Undaria pinnatifida (wakame) Term what food additive do Phaeophytes make? Definition algin Term what food additives do red algae make? Definition agar and carrageenan Term what are kelps, in general, and what order are they in? Definition offshore seaweeds, Laminales Term what are rockweeds, and their order? Definition intertidal seaweed, Fucales Term of what order is Sargassum, where does it float, and what is its ecological significance? Definition Fucales, in the Sargasso Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, and it provides the right environment for unique marine life-forms