protists or plants? protists plants single cellular some photosynthetic algae are photosynthetic...

PROTISTS OR PLANTS?

PROTISTS

PLANTS

Single cellular

SOME photosynthetic

ALGAE are photosyntheticALGAE are multicellularALGAE reproduce like plants ALGAE have cell walls

Phylum Chlorophyta – green algae

Phylum Chlorophyta – green algae

Phylum Chlorophyta – green algae

Phylum Chlorophyta – green algae

Phylum Chlorophyta – green algae

- These are the fresh water algae- They can be found in moist places- Their cell walls are made of cellulose- They have both chlorophyll a and b

Phylum Phaeophyta – GIANT KELP

Phylum Phaeophyta – GIANT KELP

Phylum Phaeophyta – GIANT KELP

Phylum Phaeophyta – GIANT KELP

Phylum Phaeophyta – GIANT KELP

Phylum Phaeophyta – brown algae

- Pronounced “fay-o-fite-a”- These are the faded algae- their only photosynthetic pigments are those that we see in brownish leaves in the fall

Phylum Rhodophyta – red algae

Their photosynthetic pigment isphycoerythrin – it’s bright

red They can live at great ocean depthsThey do not need much sunlight