alga
Simple aquatic organism
An alga is a simple photosynthetic organism, typically aquatic, ranging from single-celled forms to large seaweeds.
Algae lack the roots, stems, and leaves of true plants.
They form the base of many aquatic food chains and produce much of Earth's oxygen.
The plural is algae, pronounced with a soft g: The pond was thick with algae.
Large brown marine algae
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
- wakameEdible brown algae
- dulseEdible red seaweed
- kombuEdible Japanese seaweed
laver · bladderwrack · sargassum · rockweed · edible · umami · sushi · foraging
Fuel from organic sources
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- spirulinaEdible blue-green microalgae
chlorella · aquaculture · mariculture · fertilizer · supplement · bioplastic · cultivation · omega-3
Drifting marine microlife
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- brackishMildly salty water
saltwater · estuary · lake · pond · stream · river · ocean · reef
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- thallusUndifferentiated vegetative body
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- chloroplastsPhotosynthesis-performing cell structures
- eukaryoteOrganism with nucleated cells
autotroph · spore · cellulose · photosynthesis · pigments · filament · colony · unicellular
Flower or flourishing state
- algicideSubstance destroying aquatic microorganisms
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- bioindicatorSpecies showing ecosystem health
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
kelp
Large brown marine algae
kombu · laver · bladderwrack · sargassum · rockweed · edible · umami · sushi · foraging · dashi
biofuel
Fuel from organic sources
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
spirulina · chlorella · aquaculture · mariculture · fertilizer · supplement · bioplastic · cultivation · omega-3 · agar
plankton
Drifting marine microlife
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
brackish · saltwater · estuary · lake · pond · stream · river · ocean · reef · benthos
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- thallusUndifferentiated vegetative body
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- chloroplastsPhotosynthesis-performing cell structures
eukaryote · autotroph · spore · cellulose · photosynthesis · pigments · filament · colony · unicellular · multicellular
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
- algicideSubstance destroying aquatic microorganisms
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- bioindicatorSpecies showing ecosystem health
algamammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
heterotroph · animal · fungus · vertebrate · predator
algaflowering plant
Seed-in-fruit producer
tree · angiosperm · fern · gymnosperm · conifer
algaapex predator
Unpreyed-upon dominant hunter
shark · whale · fish · zooplankton · herbivore
- blue-green algaePhotosynthetic prokaryotes in water
- toxic algaePoisonous aquatic microorganisms
- algae bloomRapid aquatic microorganism proliferation
- green algaePhotosynthetic aquatic microorganisms
- pond algaeAquatic photosynthetic organisms
- harmful algal bloomsToxic aquatic microorganism outbreaks