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Kelp sinks only when small sacks of air attached to the plant are broken. If the sacks are broken while it is alive, it will sink and die. If the kelp dies, but the air sacks are not broken, it will float until enough are broken to make the kelp too heavy for the amount of air in the sacks. However if it is dead for a long time, sometimes weeks or months, it will decay enough for the sacks to rupture. The bottom line is that kelp rarely sinks soon after it dies, it will most often end up on shore.
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Why do sea urchins cause problems for kelp forests?
They can cause problems for the kelp by sticking to it and feeding off there energy source. Also by not letting go and causing the kelp to sink to the bottom and not get the sun light it needs.
What happen if sea floor sink for the coral reef?
it dies
What is a producer of a lake?
kelp,kelp,kelp,kelp,kelp,kelp,kelp,kelp,and most importantly....... Drum roll please!!!........KELP
What form of seaweed that is ofter used as a thickener in jellies and ice cream?
Kelp kelp kelp kelp kelp, or perhaps Agar.
How does kelp protect itself?
They can't protect themselves from herbivores.
What is bull kelp?
Bull Kelp is a thick brown kelp that is very strong and thick!
Why is kelp greenish-brown?
The colour of kelp depend on what phylum if fits into. If the kelp is green, it is part of Phylum Chlorophyta. If the kelp is red, it is part of Phylum Rhodophyta. If the kelp is brown, it is part of Phylum Phaeophyta. hope this helped :)
Do you have pictures of kelp and algae?
yes this is kelp
Are kelp and giant kelp the same?
yes!
What is antonym for kelp?
Kelp is algae, it has no antonym.
Is kelp a plant?
Kelp is actually brown algae. Kelp is not a plant it is a protist from the kingdom Protista.
Why is giant kelp forests under water?
Kelp is an underwater plant therefore a kelp forest would be underwater. Kelp is a plant that can only live underwater.
