Domain And Kingdom Of Giant Kelp

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Domain and kingdom of giant kelp. They are all unicellular prokaryotes without a nervous system and reproduce asexually through binary fission. Elk kelp however can hybridize naturally with giant kelp and certain hybrid gametophytes produced from this crossing may be fertile. Giant kelp is in the kingdom protista. Macrocystis pyrifera commonly known as giant kelp or giant bladder kelp is a species of kelp large brown algae and one of four species in the genus macrocystis.

Organisms within the domain archaea all have very similar characteristics. Both elk and giant kelp provide important habitats for other marine life including. Giant kelp can be harvested fairly easily because of its surface canopy and growth habit of staying in deeper water. Many organisms within this domain live in very unusual or extreme climates and are able to survive and thrive there despite the climate or environment 1.

Domains and kingdoms draft 9th 12th grade 193 times biology 62 average accuracy 3 years ago mspollak 0 save edit edit. Giant kelp grow at an average rate of 11 inches 28 cm a day but can grow 24 inches 61 cm a day in ideal conditions. Until the leblanc process was commercialized in the early 19th century burning of kelp in scotland was one of the principal industrial sources of soda ash predominantly. Giant kelp is common along the coast of the eastern pacific ocean from baja california north to southeast alaska.

Giant kelp stipate kelp and prostrate kelp what form of seaweed that is ofter used as a thickener in jellies and ice cream. This kingdom is considered the junk drawer because it contains organisms that don t fit well anywhere else. It is a heterokont. Some unicellular heterotroph mushrooms yeasts plantae eukaryote cell walls of cellulose.

Sea otters wrap themselves in giant kelp to keep. The kingdom protista consists of mostly unicellular multicellular organisms that are classified by the way they move. Chloroplasts multicellular autotroph mosses ferns flowering plants classification of living. Kelp ash is rich in iodine and alkali in great amount kelp ash can be used in soap and glass production.

Giant kelp eukarya fungi eukaryote cell walls of chitin most multicellular. Despite its appearance it is not a plant. Which is true about the members of the domain bacteria. Decomposing kelp that sinks to the seafloor provides food for animals in the deep sea.