Which groups of algae produce the following important products: (1) agar, (2) algin, (3) nerve poisons, (4) abrasives for polishes?

Q: Some algae are attached to solid objects or other organisms, while others are free-floating. What…

A: FREE FLOATING ALGAE Free floating algae provide good source of nutrients for fishes other organisms…

Q: What is the importance of algae?

A: Algae are the term used to describe a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic…

Q: What is cyclosporin? How are fungi related to this substance?

A: Antibiotics are substances of microbial origin which are toxic to bacterial cells. These may kill…

Q: What are general characteristics of red algae?

A: An alga is the living, eukaryotic, and photosynthetic organisms usually grown in the moist areas.…

Q: What is the public health importance of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora?

A: the public health importance of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora : Cryptosporidium parvum causes acute…

Q: what is the importance of fungi digesting lignin?

A: A microbe is a living entity that is so tiny that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. Microbiology…

Q: What is the pH that most fungi will thrive?

A: pH is the degree of hydrogen in any media. Higher the hydrogen ion concentration, lower is the pH.

Q: What is the internal structure of lichen thallus.

A: Lichen is a composite organism that is formed by the mutual interaction between algae and fungi. The…

Q: n photobionts?

A: Like all fungi, lichen fungi need carbon as a food source; this is often provided by their dependent…

Q: Name any two classes of algae in which motile cells are absent.

A: Three classes of algae are:- 1. Chlorophyceae (green algae): The major pigments are chlorophyll a,…

Q: What is the advantage of reproduction though spores in the case of Rhizopus?

A: Rhizopus is the common black mold that is found growing on stale bread. It is a filamentous fungus…

Q: Anabaena  Do they have any nuclei, mitochondria, chroloplast, or ribosomes? Can you see any…

A: Do they have any nuclei, mitochondria, chloroplast, or ribosomes? Anabaena is within the organism…

Q: what is the different between niesseria and agalactiae explains

A: There are two types of bacteria according to gram staining: Gram-negative Gram-positive

Q: Why are lichens so sensitive to air pollution?

A: They are a symbiotic algal/fungal partnership. The fungus provides the algae with shelter, and the…

Q: explain How can one distinguish a filamentous fungus from a colorless alga?

A: Although both algae and fungi are living organisms, they are classified into separate kingdoms. They…

Q: Why are Frankia spp. considered ecologically important?

A: Frankia is a genus of bacteria which, fix nitrogen and live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants,…

Q: What is the importance of symbiosis in fungi? How does this interaction occur in lichens?

A: As living organisms live together in abiotic and biotic communities, they interact with each other.…

Q: What is the economic importance of basidiomycetes?

A: The fungi that produce sexual spores (basidiospores) are called basidiomycetes. The sexual spores…

Q: What is the relative size of Penicillium hyphae compared with Rhizopus hyphae?

A: Penicillium hyphae are septate while Rhizopus hyphae is both septate and aseptate

Q: What is the commercial importance of algae?

A: Algae are significant because they are the primary producers of biomass in the aquatic ecosystems.…

Q: What is sporophyll? A strobilus?

A: Megasporangia and microsporangia: Megasporangia is a reproductive structure or sac in plants where…

Q: List some unique features of Chara thallus distinct than other algae?

A: Chara is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. These are multicellular and they…

Q: What are tetraspores in red algae? Are they haploid or diploid?

A: Introduction: The Rhodophyta, or red algae, are among the oldest and largest families of algae. Red…

Q: How are diatoms good pollution indicators?

A: Diatoms are mostly unicellular in nature. They have a cell wall, which consists of two shells…

Q: Describe the morphological and ecological attributes of the red algae? How do they compare to…

A: Note: As per the guidelines I am solving only three. Repost remaining, please. Red algae is an…

Q: Macrocystis is a genus of kelp (large brown algae) that includes species having extremely long…

A: Algae are autotrophic and photosynthetic organisms, which produces their own food material necessary…

Q: A child presents with a nappy rash. What types of organisms cause nappy rash? State which are fungi,…

A: Given is a child with nappy rash.  Following I will be discussing how it is different from tinea and…

Q: What is the difference between primary algae and secondary algae?  Six major groups of algae? How…

A: Algae are photosynthetic eukaryotes that are closely related to the plants. They live in moisture or…

Q: Polysiphonia is characterized to have a triphasic type of life cycle. Triphasic is one of the four…

A: Answer: Introduction: A biological life cycle means a sequence of variations in method which an…

Q: To an alga, what is the main advantage of producing drought-resistant structures?

A: An alga (plural - algae) is a type of eukaryotic organism. This can be both multicellular and…

Q: What is a tylosis? How does formation of tyloses slow the spread of fungi in wood? Why doesn’t a…

A: Dicotyledons and gymnosperms undergo secondary growth due to the activity of lateral meristems like…

Q: What are hyphae and psedudohyphea?

A: Hyphae and pseudohyphae are found in fungi. Most fungi are multicellular and have hyphae. In…

Q: Give the modes of asexual reproduction of algae.

A: Algae:   It can be found in the snow, brackish water, ponds, lakes, river, ocean, etc. basically…

Q: Why are lichens not found in air-polluted habitats?

A: Lichens do not grow in cities and are known as bioindicators of pollution.

Q: What is the difference between Rhizopus stolonifer- zygospore and Rhizopus stolonifer-…

A: Rhizopus stolonifer is a fungus that generally grows on bread and called as 'black mold' due to its…

Q: Why might the ability to form dormant cysts be of great advantage to an agrobacterium but not as…

A: Dormant cysts: Dormant cysts are cysts that consist of thick-walled structures and are produced by…

Q: How would you classify this paramecium: animal-like, plant-like, or fungus-like. Why?

A: Paramecium Unicellular organism with a shape resembling the sole of a shoe.  Habitat and habit:…

Q: What form of lichen is this ?

A: Lichens is  a symbiotic and permanent association of a fungus or mycobiont and an alga or…

Q: What is a lichen? Why is this considered an example of a parasite-host relationship? Why might you…

A: Ecology is the branch of science that deals with the interaction of organisms and also with the…

Q: What foods are produced by fungi?

A: Fungi are Eukaryotic organisms that includes mushrooms and microorganisms like yeast and molds. They…

Q: Is staphylococcus a parasite or saprophyte?

A: Parasite : Organism that lives on or in a host organism and receives nutrients from the host and can…