BIO 360 Lecture 4: Multicellular Primary Producers - Quiz 2

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Multicellular primary producers: multicellular algae, red, brown, green, marine flowering plants, sea grasses, salt marsh plants, mangroves. Limited by depth (light) and substrate (for attachment) Two groups: a. multicellular algae, b. Marine flowering plants: multicellular algae, plants, protists, seaweed, what is seaweed, structure, photosynthesis, reproduction, types: red, brown, green. Some textbooks still refer to algae as plants. Brown and red algae sometimes called brown and red plant kingdoms (phaeophyta and rhodophyta) Green algae may be included with green plants. Most likely gave rise to plants many of the differences between algae and plants deal with adaptations of plants to life on land. However, algae are most commonly grouped within kingdom protista. Macroscopic and multicellular protists are also often called seaweed. Restricted depth close to shore: attached to bottom, water shallow enough for light (photosynthesis) Very common in intertidal and shallow water. Many ecological roles in these habitats: food and shelter, shade and site for attachment.

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