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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 11.3-Kingdom Protista_Ain, Algae Unique characteristics Body of multicellular algae called "thallus", Fucus Holdfast root-like structure which anchors the algae, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Types of Protista Algae, Protozoa classified into Phylum Euglenophyta * Euglena sp., Algae Unique characteristics Absorb nutrients from the water over the entire surface, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Unique characteristics Habitat *water and very damp surfaces, Algae Unique characteristics Not considered as plants because lack many plant structures, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Unique characteristics Great diversity in structure *unicellular to simple filamentous or to huge seaweeds, Protozoa classified into Phylum Apicomplexa * Plasmodium sp., 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Importance of Protists Roles in biosphere * involved in carbon dioxide fixation (half is carried out by marine algae in the surface layer of oceans), Protozoa Unique characteristics Live in water and soil, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Unique characteristics Feeding mode *photoautotroph and heterotroph (autoheterotroph and chemoheterotroph), Algae Unique characteristics Algal gametangia (organ that produce gamete) formed from single cells, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Types of Protista Protozoa, Algae Unique characteristics Reproduce asexually(formation of fragment,mitosis), Algae Unique characteristics Lack cuticle, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Unique characteristics Eukaryote *enclosed nucleus & membrane-enclosed organelles *unicellular colony & simple multicellular, Fucus Bladder gas-filled structure that provide buoyancy, 11.3-KINGDOM PROTISTA Importance of Protists Red Tide * Naturally occuring estuarine/marine algal bloom * Caused by species of dinoflagellates that tum the water colour into red or brown, Algae Unique characteristics Range in size -unicellular to multicellular