How does this differ from the way most animal-like protists get food?
2007-08-31 16:28:47 · 5 answers · asked by blue october 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
What is the role of unicellular algae in the environment?
2007-08-31 16:30:06 · update #1
Algae are autotrophs, like plants. Animal like protists are heterotrophs. How do plants get their food, and how do animals get their food? Plants: _____synthesis
2007-08-31 16:38:48 · answer #1 · answered by bruin1144 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algae are plantlike, animal-like protists are animal like (obviously).
Plants are producers (autotrophs). They make their own food through photosynthesis. Unicellular algae do basically the same thing. Remember that algae is basically pond scum. Pond scum is green, just like plants.
Animals are consumers. They have to eat to get food and energy. Animal-like things would most likely do the same thing.
Because algae are photosynthetic, they release oxygen gas into their environment. In most cases this is some kind of pond, creek, or body of water. They are food for other creatures, but they also keep oxygen in the water. Algae work sort of like the aerator in a fish tank that makes bubbles for the fish. That is one of the big benefits of algae to their environment.
This should be enough to get you started, but you should elaborate more. Look in your biology book, there are probably a few paragraphs about this in there.
2007-08-31 16:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lauren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Algae Get Energy From
2016-11-10 06:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by panganiban 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like a homework question. I won't answer it, but I'll point you in the right direction:
Algae are plants. How do plants get food?
2007-08-31 16:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plants are powered by the Sun.
Animals by plants or other animals.
1st hint. Is it green?
2007-08-31 17:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋