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Why can red algae live at a greater depth in the ocean than other forms of algae?
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∙ 9y ago
Well red algae needs to photosynthesise to stay alive, so it needs to be within the range of the sun. If it does grow deeper than other algal species it may be because it can detect light better than others.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoRed algae can live and photosynthesize at greater depths than other algae because of the pigment phycoerythrin, which is the basis for its name. This pigment reflects red light and absorbs blue light, which penetrates water to a greater depth than light of longer wavelengths.
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Describe the role of algae in ocean food chains?
The role of Algae in Ocean and food chains is to be producer for all different kind of consumer. in the food chain its show the feeding relation to consumer.
Where does algae live in the ocean?
It is mostely found in the oceans surface waters; algae only grows where sunlight can provide energy for it. Most algae occur within the first 50 or so feet of water.
What is the darkest ocean zone?
the darkest part of the ocean is the bottom of the ocean
Algae grows on what type of animal?
Algae grows on any surface where it can get enough water and sunlight. Algae are plants, and make energy from sunlight. Some places you can find algae include your fish tank, the ocean, rivers and lakes, underneath rocks, on the shady side of your house, or inside of the toilet bowl. They are pretty much everywhere.
What is a thermocline and where is it located?
A thermocline is a rapid change in temperature with depth in the ocean. Depending on the latitude and season, thermoclines can be present or absent and vary in depth of occurrence, however a thermocline will usually be found in the mesopelagic zone.
Where do algae live?
In the ocean on top of the water or in low depth levels.
What affects algal growth with increasing depth in the ocean?
light, light decreases with depth, affecting photosynthesis The deeper in the ocean you go, the less sunlight is present, and the less vigorous are algae. At some particular depth, the algae can no longer support themselves, so they cannot live at the depth (or deeper).
What causes water pressure in the ocean?
It is the weight of the water pressing down from above. The greater the depth the greater the pressure.
What is the relationship between the depth of warm water at the surface of the ocean and the intesity of a hurricane?
Generally speaking the greater the depth of the warm water, the stronger the hurricane can get. Is is because a greater depth means a greater volume of warm water to supply energy for a hurricane.
The average depth of the ocean is about?
four times greater than the elevation of the tallest mountain on earth.
Some types of red algae carry on photosynthesis several meters beneath the ocean surface What color light does not penetrate to this depth?
blue
Is algae a consumer of the ocean?
yes I sw algae in ocean water. Algae grew on my ocean watered plants during a science expirement
Why red and brown algae are able to live at greater depths in the ocean?
The answer to this question is because of the efficiency of different pigments to absorb light of different wavelengths. For example, the pigment in red algae can absorb blue-green light that penetrates to greater depths.
What is the average depth of Indian Ocean?
The average depth of the Indian ocean is I dont know honestly
What is depth as it is relating to the ocean?
Depth is a measure of distance between the surface and the ocean floor.
How does the ocean floor spreading affect the depth of the ocean?
Think o the volume of a box. As the base gets larger in perimeter, the surface area of the box becomes greater, and the volume increases.
Are Ocean currents are determined by algae?
Algae have very little to do with ocean currents, other than the fact that they ride it occasionally.
