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Seaweeds

seaweed

1. Popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea.

2. (Science: botany) Any marine plant of the class algae, as kelp, dulse, fucus, ulva, etc.


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Need help preping for exam

... in the water. There are a large variety of single-celled, single layered membraned algae. If you look at the rocky intertidal you will notice most seaweeds (algae) are flimsy in comparison to trees, etc. The water provides support. They don't have roots because they don't need them. Instead algal ...

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by HilaryD
Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:17 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help preping for exam
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It is found in most seaweeds and ocean bacterias. They produce over 50 percent of the earths photo enegery so they are extremely important It is not found in seaweed. Rather it is believed that through endosymbiosis between Cyano and ...

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by MichaelXY
Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:30 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: role of cyanobacteria
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Seaweeds!

Please post a picture of the seaweed that you are speaking of. I am currently taking a course on seaweeds, and have a background with them, as well as with algae.

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by Volvox
Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:26 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Seaweeds!
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Seaweeds!

can you show a picture of those seaweeds?

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by SororSaudade
Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:29 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Seaweeds!
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Seaweeds!

Is anyone who can give more informations about seaweeds. we call them sea balls and usually we play with them during the summer ime./ There are a lot alog the beaches in my town and some times they are boring and disturbing. How they are formed ...

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by arian
Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:03 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Seaweeds!
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