Botany practical 1

Cyanobacteria “Anabaena”

looks like beaded necklace

found in sewage contaminated water & used as indicator species for water quality and is a indicator of sewage contamination

Cyanobacteria “Oscillatoria”

loos like railroad tracks

pattern caused by cell walls between the cells

Phylum Chlorophyta “Spirogyra”

spiral chloroplasts

can see segments

Phylum Chlorophyta “Volvox”

hollow shape

small spheres daughter colonies

dots make up the sphere are colonies

Diatoms

Phylum Chrysophyta “Diatoms”

all different species'

indicator of crude oil NOT SOURCE

name not in italics not genus name

cell wall made of silica glass

Phylum Rhodophyta “Carolina Sp.”

all algae, not a plant but lives in water

coral shaped (stained blue) (red) is connection segments

Phylum Rhodophyta “Sargassum”

Brown floating algae & multicellular

common on beach

oceanic ecosystems based on this alage

leaf parts: blade

stem like structure: stipe

floats: bladders

holdfast: anchors plant

Phylum Basidiomycota “Pleurotus ostreatus” Oyster Mushroom

clean up oil spills in soil Bioremediation

carnivorous consumes tiny worms

Phylum Basidiomycota “Trammetjes versicolor” Turkey tail fungus

grows on side of trees

Phylum Basidiomycota “Ganoderma tsugae” Hemlock polypore

grows on hemlock trees

pores on backside

all have same orientation

Foliose looks leafy → leafy structure: Thalli

Fruticose looks fuzzy

Crustose looks painted on

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota “Rhizomes”

Kingdom Fungi, Phylum Deuteromycota, “Aspergillus”

phylum Deuteromycota, “Penicillium”

Lichen NOT a phylum

mutualistic within themselves, composed of two organisms