Across
- 6. algae's equivalent of a leaf on a plant
- 7. a heterotrophic dinoflagellate capable of emitting light
- 11. aquatic, photosynthetic organism that differs from plants by not having true roots, stems or leaves
- 12. Animals, plants, protists & fungi are classified as _____ because they have a nucleus with chromosomes, and they have mitochondria and plants have chloroplasts.
- 15. specialized structures on an organism used to emit bioluminescent light
- 17. brown algae that forms drifting rafts that support entire communities of neuston, found in the center of the North Atlantic Ocean
- 18. stem-like structures that support algae but lack the vascular system found in plants
Down
- 1. appendages that look like roots and anchor the algae to rocks
- 2. a marine plant that lives partially submerged with its roots underwater and its leaves and branches above water
- 3. plankton that is between 20 - 200 microns in size
- 4. natural gas-filled float structures that provide certain species of marine algae with buoyancy, lifting it off the bottom
- 5. a marine plant that lives entirely underwater
- 8. green pigment that allows an organism to use sunlight energy to convert inorganic materials into energy-rich carbohydrates
- 9. when two species live together and both benefit from the relationship
- 10. a complex carbohydrate that gives plants their hardness and structure
- 13. the ability of an organism to emit light
- 14. red leaf-like algae which are harvested and eaten in the North Sea and Japan
- 16. multicellular species of algae