On some areas of the seafloor, one could observe an "ooze" that is hundreds of meters thick. What creates this ooze?

Which of the following organisms is commercially harvested to extract algin from their cell walls?

Which of these groups includes unicellular organisms that, due to the structure of their cell walls, can withstand pressures equal to the pressure under each leg of a table supporting an elephant?

What role do diatoms play in the global carbon balance affecting global warming?

Which of the following groups of algae is/are most closely related to land plants?

Many species of red algae are adapted to deeper water due to the fact that __________.

The most important primary producers in marine ecosystems are .

Which group is incorrectly paired with its description?a. diatoms—important producers in aquatic communitiesb. red algae—eukaryotes that acquired plastids by secondary endosymbiosisc. apicomplexans—unicellular parasites with intricate life cyclesd. diplomonads—unicellular eukaryotes with modified mitochondria

What is the role of PEP carboxylase in C4 and CAM plants?a. It fixes CO2 into an organic acid.b. It produces ATP for the Calvin cycle.c. It replaces rubicso in the Calvin cycle.d. It releases CO2 from organic acids.