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Has many plant-like structures
Seaweed with many pigments
Closely related to plants
unicellular, multicellular, or colonial
Contain green pigments
contains red chlorophyll
used in hair conditioner and ice cream
needs only small amount of sunlight
Multi-cellular seaweed
use flagella for movement
autotrophs or heterotrophs
Green, usually found in fresh water
Responsible for red tides
All have two flagella
Come in a variety of colors, including glow in the dark
Surrounded by stiff plates
Used in scouring products and insecticides
move by oozing chemicals out of slits in cell walls
Float near surface of lakes and oceans
Have glass-like cell walls
All algae contain chlorophyll and photosynthesize
Most live in water, some live on damp surfaces
Very important in oxygen production
Example: plasmodium
many have more than one host
Feed on the cells and bodily fluids of their host
Example: Paranema
Can have one or more flagella
Use flagella, or a whip-like tail structure to move
Example: Paramecium
Use cilia to move and eat *cilia are hair-like projections that move like oars in a wave-like motion * cilia sweep food to the ciliates
Example: amoeba
have a contractile vacuole, a structure that collects and repels extra water
feed using pseudopods, or false feet
Responsible for Irish Potato Famine
They grow in tiny threads that look like fuzz
Most live in water
They range from very tiny to as large as several meters
Lives in moist, shady places
Brightly colored
