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Seaweed

Seaweed is a variety of marine algae. It is a common food source for both marine animals and humans. Seaweed is a very efficient water filter.

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Is seaweed in the monera kingdom?

No , , sea weeds are not included in kingdom Monera but in Kingdon Protista

Seaweeds belong to three kingdoms:

Kingdom Plantae (chlorophyte, or "green" algae seaweeds),

Kingdom Plantae (rhodophyte, or "red" algae seaweeds),

Kingdom Chromista (phaeophyte, or "brown" algae seaweeds)

Kingdom Chromista (xanthophyte, or "yellow-green" algae seaweeds), and

Kingdom Bacteria (cyanophyte, or "blue-green" algae seaweeds).

Is seaweed an invertebrate?

Neither, I think it is a plant.

What are the nonliving things in a kelp forest?

non living itams in the ocean biome could include rocks, sand, pebbles, magma etc.

What class is seaweed in?

Seaweed belongs to the phylum Algae, which includes a diverse group of photosynthetic organisms. Within the phylum Algae, seaweed is classified in different classes based on its characteristics and pigments. Some common classes of seaweed include Chlorophyceae (green algae), Phaeophyceae (brown algae), and Rhodophyceae (red algae).

How do you culture chlorella?

It is the green that is found growing on aquaria. But the processing for human consumption needs special centrifuge equipment that is expensive, and not readily available. Visit www.sunchlorella.com, for a description of the manufacturing process.

Does small bacteria eat seaweed?

Certain small bacteria will in fact eat seaweed. These small bacteria will typically only eat seaweed that is dying or dead.

Is kelp in toothpaste?

Technically, yes. Algin- a thickening agent for pudding, ice cream, cough syrup, floor polish, and yes, toothpaste, is produced by algae from the Phylum Pheophyta, and kelp is the common species of Pheophyta. You are brushing your teeth with 2 types of algae. One- kelp, Two- diatoms- the common species of Phylum Chrystophyta, which has a cell wall made from Silicon Dioxide(Glass), and Diatoms, when dead, form Diatomaceous clay, which is a filtering agent and abrasive, and used in toothpaste.

How can humans harm Kelp forest?

pollution, smoking, meteors falling because they have poisonous chemicals that damage kelp chromosomes and vacuole of the kelp cells. also Kelp is actually not a plant its a mammal, it lives in warm waters and it does have blood cells running in the veins at the side of the kelp. all together the kelp forest works together catching fish and grinding them. anyways human waste, nail polish ( scent particles), plastic and us eating the roots ( kelp tips are very poisonous). cows graze on kelp and pass carbon dioxide throught their waste system, then we humans exchange the gas for sodium bicarbonate that gets mixed in with the water and damage the kelp.

hope this helps, because i have been a marine biologist for 11 years.

What are the difference between cloud ear mushroom and caulerpa seaweed?

bacause the mushroom is not a plant while the caulerpa seaweed is an algae plant

How is wakame harvested?

Like most seaweed, it's raked out of the water when it's mature enough.

What is ground nori?

Nori itself is roasted seaweed, usually sold only as "sushi nori" in sheets outside of Japan. So ground nori are fine, almost powder-like flakes made from this. I'm not entirely sure if it's the exact same thing, but if you can't find it I guess you could grind some sushi nori sheets yourself to make this.