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Algae- Plantlike protist - Coggle Diagram
Algae- Plantlike protist
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dinoflagellates
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Predominantly unicellular, with two flagella at right angles to one another, causing the dinoflagellate to spin as it moves.
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Some are autotrophic, some are heterotrophic
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Chrysophytes
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Most chrysophytes are unicellular, but some are colonial.
Green algae
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Can be unicellular, multicellular, or colonial
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includes the most common species of algae found in North American freshwater,
Algae
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algae differ from plants because they do not have roots, leaves, or other structures typical of plants.
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Algae are classified using three criteria: pigment type, method of food storage, and cell wall composition.
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red algae
used to thicken and stabilize pudding, syrups and shampoos
contain photosynthetic pigment phycobilin that absorb blue, violet, green light