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Are algae decomposers?

Algae and other plants make their own food from sunlight, so they are producers.


Why do algae and fungi have their own kingdoms?

Algae and fungi posses characteristics that make them unique among all the organisms. Algae are different from plants because they perform cell division in a very different way, their reproductive structures are completely nude, while in plants the reproductive structures are covered with a sterile layer of cells. Fungi lack photosynthetic machinery, which differences them from algae, plants and some bacteria. So, fungi and algae posses a wide range of characteristics that are enough to separate them from other kingdoms and have their own.


How are algae and plants different?

Algae are simple, photosynthetic organisms that lack true roots, stems, and leaves, while plants are more complex and have specialized structures for different functions. Moreover, algae do not have reproductive structures like flowers, fruits, or seeds, while plants do. Additionally, algae can range from single-celled to multicellular forms, whereas plants are mostly multicellular.


How is a lichen different from most other plants?

Lichen is a mixture of algae / cyanobacteria and fungi. Lichens may look like plants but they do not reproduce with flowers. Lichens do not have roots like plants. They grow on plants as a substrate not as a parasite.


What is the main producer of tidal flats and salt marshes?

The autotrophs that are the main producers of tidal flats and salt marshes are algae. Algae can also be found in other environments as well.

Related Questions

What is different about a plant and algae?

While algae is a plant, it differs from other plants by lacking a stem and a root


What are producers in an aquarium?

algae and any other live plants are the producers.


Does algae eat plants?

Algae IS a plant. It gets energy from the sun, not other plants.


What are other plants in the same kingdom as the algae?

Non-vascular plants


Are algae decomposers?

Algae and other plants make their own food from sunlight, so they are producers.


Why do algae and fungi have their own kingdoms?

Algae and fungi posses characteristics that make them unique among all the organisms. Algae are different from plants because they perform cell division in a very different way, their reproductive structures are completely nude, while in plants the reproductive structures are covered with a sterile layer of cells. Fungi lack photosynthetic machinery, which differences them from algae, plants and some bacteria. So, fungi and algae posses a wide range of characteristics that are enough to separate them from other kingdoms and have their own.


How are algae and plants different?

Algae are simple, photosynthetic organisms that lack true roots, stems, and leaves, while plants are more complex and have specialized structures for different functions. Moreover, algae do not have reproductive structures like flowers, fruits, or seeds, while plants do. Additionally, algae can range from single-celled to multicellular forms, whereas plants are mostly multicellular.


What animal eats plants algae and other producers?

herbivore


What other producers other than algae and phytoplankton are in a tide pool?

plants


How is a lichen different from most other plants?

Lichen is a mixture of algae / cyanobacteria and fungi. Lichens may look like plants but they do not reproduce with flowers. Lichens do not have roots like plants. They grow on plants as a substrate not as a parasite.


What is the main producer of tidal flats and salt marshes?

The autotrophs that are the main producers of tidal flats and salt marshes are algae. Algae can also be found in other environments as well.


What is the dominant plant of the Ordovician period?

Algae was the dominant plant of the Ordovician. There were little to no other plants (other then algae) during the Ordovician. In the Ordovician, the common types of algae were Stromatolites (Blue green algae), and Tetradium (Red algae).