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Green algae

Green algae --> Chlorophyta

(Science: botany) division of algae containing photosynthetic pigments similar to those in higher plants and having a green colour. Includes unicellular forms, filaments and leaf like thalluses (e.g. Ulva). Some members form coenobia and the characean algae have branched filaments.


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Is evolution as simple as we think?

... life, unlike the oxygen-rich atmosphere created by the blue-green algae did later. That is why most of the early eukaryotes appeared only after the oxygenation ...

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by biohazard
Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:32 am
 
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Is evolution as simple as we think?

... there was no evolution of lifeforms for 2 billion years after blue-green algae appeared 2.6 billion years ago. Even if the physical environment was stable, would there ...

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by dayren
Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:02 am
 
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Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic

... both auto- and heterotrophic organisms; also multicellular algae are grouped in here), the plants, the fungi or mushrooms and the animals ... such as a large central vacuole, different plastids (of which the green chloroplasts, which are performing photosysnthesis are best known) ...

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by SteveYst
Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:39 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic
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Re: Green mammals

... not mutually exclusive: mammals may have lost their ability to create green pigmentations as a result of it not being an advantegeous trait for ... are not pigmented at all, may appear green when they've been exposed to algae. Some treet sloths appear green due to algae contamination. Green Monkeys ...

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by biotag
Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:45 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Green mammals
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Re: Red and Green Algea

... these pages really helped me to see that the main reason was the red algae have these phycobilins that can absorb green, violet , and blue light. In which can penetrate water below 100 meters deep! Hope I ...

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by Zin
Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:23 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Red and Green Algea
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