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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, usually two flagella, planktonic, variety of types of major food reserves, cell membrane made up mostly of protein, important primary producers |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, planktonic and bottom-dwelling; heterotrophs, some associated with marine animals |
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| Prokaryotic, unicellular; autotrophs and heterotrophs, nitrogen fixers; pigments, Bacteriorhodopsin in light-capturing Archaea |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, two flagella, planktonic; primary producers, skeletons are components of siliceous sediments, some produce blooms;pigments, chlorophyll a, c, fucoxanthin |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, two flagella, mostly planktonic, some bottom-dwelling; primary producers, symbiotic with other organisms as red tides, many are bioluminescent, some cause diseases |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular or multicellular, mostly bottom-dwelling; decomposers, many cause diseases, symbiotic with algae or cyanobacteria in lichens |
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| Prokaryotic, unicelluar, some form colonies; essiental role in nutrient cycles, autrotrophs and heterotrophs, nitrogen fixers; components of detritus, some cause diseases, symbotic in many organisms;pigments=chlorophyll a, phycobilins, carotenoids in cyanobacteria |
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| Unicellular, bottom-dwelling and planktonic; heterotrophs, shells are components of calcareous sediments |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, some colonial, mostly planktonic; heterotrophs, shell are components of siliceous sediments |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, one or two flagella, planktonic; important primary producers, plates are components of calcareous sediments, some produce blooms; pigments:chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids |
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| non-cellular parasites of all organisms; capsis of protein, sometimes lipids; releases dissolved organic matter (DOM) from destroyed cells |
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| Eukaryotic, unicellular, some form chains, mostly planktonic; important primary producers, frustules are components of siliceous sediments; pigments=chlorophyll carotinoids |
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