Marine Biology Chapter 6 Study Guide

1. Study your vocab words

2. Know the main pigments in the different types of algae

3. Are seaweeds multi or unicellular?

4. Why are seaweeds NOT true plants?

5. Which type of algae is mostly found in freshwater?

6. The most complex and largest of all the seaweeds is:

7. What seaweed marine ecosystem is found in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?

8. What seaweed marine ecosystem is found off the CA coast?

9. Coralline red algae receive this name due to their ability to:

10. Which group of seaweeds have the most species?

11. How do seaweeds reproduce?

12. How do marine flowering plants reproduce?

13. What is algin used for?

14. What are the features of mangrove forests?

15. What is the predominant plant in salt marshes?

16. What is the most common type of seagrass?