A | B |
algae | may live singly or in colonies |
blue-green algae | grow on land |
golden algae | diatoms - dead shells are added to toothpaste |
brown algae | seaweed which stays afloat by using air bladders |
red algae | used by scientists |
fire algae | responsible for red tide |
fungi | have no chlorophyll |
parasites | live off of other living things |
hyphae | threadlike structures underground |
cap | part of a fungi which produces spores |
stalk | stemlike structure which supports the cap |
gills | located under the cap that contain spores |
yeast | obtain their energy through fermentation |
molds | spread by air contact; look like fluffy cotton |
lichens | are made of a fungus and alga that live together |
symbiosis | relationship in which both benefit by living together |
mosses | small green nonvascular plants |
liverworts | have flat leaflike parts; found on the ground close to water |