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What tiny organisms in the sea or ocean that makes red tide?
Sudden, unexplained increase in numbers of toxic organisms (dinoflagellates) in the sea which cause fish and shellfish feeding on them to become toxic.
How do shelled marine organisms contribute to the carbon cycle?
They form sedimentary rocks
What is dinoflagallets?
Dinoflagellates are unicellular protists which exhibit a great diversity of form. Protists refer to the very first organisms on the Earth.
Is dinoflagellantes photosynthetic?
Most dinoflagellates are marine plankton though they are also abundant in fresh water habitats. These organisms are known as photosynthetic.
Compare and contrast diatoms and dinoflagellates?
zooflagellates are more animal-like flagellates (eg, triconympha that live in the digestive tract of termites), and dinoflagellates are more plant-like flagellates (phytoflagellates) - Autotrophic organisms.
What color are dinoflagellates?
dinoflagellates give off light which is known as luminscent
How do dinoflagellates live?
Dinoflagellates live in the top 200 feet of the ocean.
What do dinoflagellates have?
flagella
Which protist causes red tide?
dinoflagellates tint the sea water to a reddish color.
What are oysters clams and scallops?
clams, oysters and scallops are organized into the group called bivalves. they are two-shelled, slow moving organisms
How can some dinoflagellates harm humans?
Dinoflagellates are single-celled organisms of the kingdom Protista, many of which are photosynthetic and one of the major producers of phytoplankton. Without them, 7% of the world's people would lack food, and some countries would fail to exist.
Are dinoflagellates photosynthetic or heterotrophic?
they can do both photosynthetic and heterotrophic
