Euglena (See Euglena Coloring Sheet )
live in water
have 2 flagella for movement
use chlorplasts for photosynthesis, but can turn into heterotrophs if they are kept in the dark
has an eyespot used for sensing light and dark
pellicle - like a cell wall, helps maintain their shapes
Chrysophytes |
Diatoms |
Dinoflagellates
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Ecology of Unicellular Algae

Green Algae: Phylum Chlorophyta
Unicellular green algae, Colonial (volvox), Multicellular (ulva, sea lettuce)
Spirogyra
live in water, multicellular
named after a spiral shaped chloroplast
autotrophic

Dog Vomit Slime Mold - because it looks like dog puke, but it's really a protist, in the phylum Myxomycota
Related Notes: Kingdom Protista | Parasitic Protists
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