On a cellular level, what is the main difference between Kingdom Monera and all other Kingdoms?
Prokaryotic cells vs. eurakyotic
Why are cyanobacteria so important?
They are nitrogen fixers (nitrogen-fixing bacteria take nitrogen gas and convert it to nitrate or ammonia, which is useful to other organisms)
How many methods of reproduction do diatoms have? Describe them.
1. Asexually by splitting their frustules; 2. asexually by shedding thier frustules and forming an auxospore; 3. sexually by forming gametes and then auxospores
What are radiolarians shells composed of?
silica
What are foraminifera tests made out of?
calcium carbonate
Diatoms, Sillicoflagellates, and Coccolithophores all belong to which phylum?
Phylum Chrysophyta
What are cyanotoxins?
Harmful toxins produced by cyanobacteria ("blue-green algae")
Name the 4 parts of seaweed.
Stipe, holdfast, blade, and pneumotosysts; the entire structure is called the thallus
Why don’t the seagrasses need large, showy flowers?
Seagrasses do not need to attract pollinators to spread their pollen. They release it in the ocean currents.
What two types of organisms are associated with one another in a lichen?
Fungus and algae
What do heterotrophic bacteria and fungi have in common when it comes to their eating habits?
Both are decomposers
How many flagella do dinoflagellates have?
2
